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Galatians 6:12

Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.

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ASV

As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

KJV

As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.

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17 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ὅσοιhosoiAs many asG3745 →
θέλουσινthelousinwishG2309 →
εὐπροσωπῆσαιeuprosōpēsaito have a fair appearanceG2146 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
σαρκί,sarki[the] flesh,G4561 →
οὗτοιhoutoitheseG3778 →
ἀναγκάζουσινanagkazousincompelG315 →
ὑμᾶςhumasyouG4771 →
περιτέμνεσθαι,peritemnesthaito be circumcised,G4059 →
μόνονmonononlyG3441 →
ἵναinathatG2443 →
τῷtōfor theG3588 →
σταυρῷstaurōcrossG4716 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
ΧριστοῦChristouof ChristG5547 →
μὴmēnotG3361 →
διώκωνται·diōkōntaithey may be persecuted;G1377 →

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Matthew 6:1“Be careful not to perform your righteous acts before men to be seen by them. If you do, you will have no reward from your Father in heaven.Ephesians 2:11Therefore remember that formerly you who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by the so-called circumcision (that done in the body by human hands)—Galatians 5:11Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.Acts 15:1Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”Colossians 2:23Such restrictions indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-prescribed worship, their false humility, and their harsh treatment of the body; but they are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.2 Corinthians 11:13For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ.Matthew 13:21But since he has no root, he remains for only a season. When trouble or persecution comes because of the word, he quickly falls away.Matthew 23:15Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You traverse land and sea to win a single convert, and when he becomes one, you make him twice as much a son of hell as you are.Luke 16:15So He said to them, “You are the ones who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is prized among men is detestable before God.Galatians 2:3Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek.Genesis 17:10This is My covenant with you and your descendants after you, which you are to keep: Every male among you must be circumcised.Matthew 6:2So when you give to the needy, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and on the streets, to be honored by men. Truly I tell you, they already have their full reward.Philippians 3:18For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ.Galatians 2:14When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, “If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?”John 7:18He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.Luke 20:47They defraud widows of their houses, and for a show make lengthy prayers. These men will receive greater condemnation.”Matthew 23:28In the same way, on the outside you appear to be righteous, but on the inside you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness.Acts 15:5But some believers from the party of the Pharisees stood up and declared, “The Gentiles must be circumcised and required to obey the law of Moses.”

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