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Forγὰρnot evenοὐδὲthose whoοἱare being circumcisedπεριτεμνόμενοιthemselvesαὐτοὶkeepφυλάσσουσινthe law,νόμονbutἀλλὰthey wantθέλουσινyouὑμᾶςto be circumcisedπεριτέμνεσθαιso thatἵναthey may boastκαυχήσωνταιinἐνyourτῇ ὑμετέρᾳflesh.σαρκὶ
Galatians 6:13
Study it in the app“For not even those who are being circumcised themselves keep the law, but they want you to be circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh.”
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 6:13, word by word
- are being circumcisedπεριτεμνόμενοιperitemnomenoi
circumcise
Circumcise.
Where else “peritemnomenoi” appears- keepφυλάσσουσινphylassousin
keep
To obey what is commanded.
Where else “phylassousin” appears- the lawνόμονnomon
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomon” appears- they wantθέλουσινthelousin
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelousin” appears- they may boastκαυχήσωνταιkauchēsōntai
boast
Boast, take pride in something; in a good sense, glory or rejoice in it.
Where else “kauchēsōntai” appears- yourὑμετέρᾳhymeterai
your, yours
Your, yours (of several people).
Where else “hymeterai” appears- fleshσαρκὶsarki
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarki” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Some manuscripts read “those who have been circumcised.”
The context
12As many as want to make a good showing in the flesh, these compel you to be circumcised, only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of the Messiah.
13 · This verse (above)
14But as for me, may it never be that I boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus the Messiah, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.