⁵ All the people that came out had been circumcised, but all the people born in the wilderness during the journey from Egypt had not.

¹⁵ Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything;^(A) what counts is the new creation.^(B)

⁶ For in Christ Jesus^(A) neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value.^(B) The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.^(C)

¹⁹ Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing.^(A) Keeping God’s commands is what counts.

²⁶ So then, if those who are not circumcised keep the law’s requirements,^(A) will they not be regarded as though they were circumcised?^(B)

⁷ If you had known what these words mean, ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice,’^[a](A) you would not have condemned the innocent.

⁸ You are not to do as we do here today, everyone doing as they see fit,^{(A) 9} since you have not yet reached the resting place^(B) and the inheritance^(C) the Lord your God is giving you.