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ButδέI,ἐγὼbrothers,ἀδελφοίifεἰI stillἔτιproclaimκηρύσσωcircumcision,περιτομὴνwhyτίam I stillἔτιbeing persecuted?διώκομαιThenἄραthe stumbling blockτὸ σκάνδαλονof the crossτοῦ σταυροῦhas been abolished.κατήργηται
Galatians 5:11
Study it in the app“But I, brothers, if I still proclaim circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been abolished.”
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 5:11, word by word
- brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- proclaimκηρύσσωkēryssō
proclaim
Proclaim aloud, like a herald announcing a message on behalf of the king.
Where else “kēryssō” appears- circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēn
circumcision
The sign of the covenant with Abraham, a cut in the male's skin.
Where else “peritomēn” appears- being persecutedδιώκομαιdiōkomai
persecute
To go after someone to harm them.
Where else “diōkomai” appears- Thenἄραara
then, so
So then, therefore.
Where else “ara” appears- the stumbling blockσκάνδαλονskandalon
cause for stumbling
Cause for stumbling: what makes someone fall into sin.
Where else “skandalon” appears- of the crossσταυροῦstaurou
carry the cross
"Take up the cross": follow Christ, ready to die.
Where else “staurou” appears- has been abolishedκατήργηταιkatērgētai
nullify
To make something powerless.
Where else “katērgētai” appears
The context
10I am confident about you in the Lord that you will think nothing else; but the one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.
11 · This verse (above)
12I wish that those who are upsetting you would also mutilate themselves.