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Galatians 5:6-8
New English Translation
Galatians 5:6-8
New English Translation
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight—the only thing that matters is faith working through love.[a]
7 You were running well; who prevented you from obeying[b] the truth? 8 This persuasion[c] does not come from the one who calls you!
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- Galatians 5:6 tn Grk “but faith working through love.”
- Galatians 5:7 tn Or “following.” BDAG 792 s.v. πείθω 3.b states, “obey, follow w. dat. of the pers. or thing…Gal 3:1 v.l.; 5:7.”
- Galatians 5:8 tn Grk “The persuasion,” referring to their being led away from the truth (v. 7). There is a play on words here that is not easily reproducible in the English translation: The words translated “obey” (πείθεσθαι, peithesthai) in v. 7 and “persuasion” (πεισμονή, peismonē) in v. 8 come from the same root in Greek.
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