It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore
keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of
slavery. 2 Behold I, Paul, say to you that if you receive
circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you. 3 And I testify
again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is under
obligation to keep the whole Law. 4 You have been severed from
Christ, you who are seeking to be justified by law; you have fallen
from grace. 5 For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for
the hope of righteousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither

See with what large letters I am writing to you with my
own hand. 12 Those who desire to make a good showing in the flesh
try to compel you to be circumcised, simply so that they will not
be persecuted for the cross of Christ. 13 For those who are
circumcised do not even keep the Law themselves, but they desire to
have you circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh. 14 But
may it never be that I would boast, except in the cross of our Lord
Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and
I to the world. 15 For neither is circumcision anything, nor