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Galatians 6:12 Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.
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The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/galatians/6.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Those who are trying to force you to be circumcised want to look good to others. They don’t want to be persecuted for teaching that the cross of Christ alone can save.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/galatians/6.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh who would force you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/galatians/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/galatians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />As many as desire to have a fair appearance in <i>the</i> flesh, these compel you to be circumcised, only that they might not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/galatians/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/galatians/6.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />As many as desire to make a good showing in the flesh, these <i>would</i> compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/galatians/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />All who want 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/galatians/6.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/galatians/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Those who desire to make a good showing in the flesh try to compel you to be circumcised, simply that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/galatians/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />As many as are wanting to make a good showing in the flesh, these are trying to compel you to be circumcised, simply so that they will not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/galatians/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Those who want to make a good impression in public [before the Jews] try to compel you to be circumcised, just so they will escape being persecuted for [faithfulness to] the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/galatians/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh are the ones who would compel you to be circumcised —but only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/galatians/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who want to make a good impression in the flesh are the ones who would compel you to be circumcised—but only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/galatians/6.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/galatians/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Those people who are telling you to get circumcised are only trying to show how important they are. And they don't want to get into trouble for preaching about the cross of Christ. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/galatians/6.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/galatians/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These people who want to make a big deal out of a physical thing are trying to force you to be circumcised. Their only aim is to avoid persecution because of the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/galatians/6.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The people who are trying to force you to be circumcised are the ones who want to show off and boast about external matters. They do it, however, only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/galatians/6.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />These people who want to impress others by their external appearance are trying to force you to be circumcised, simply to avoid being persecuted for the cross of the Messiah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/galatians/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/galatians/6.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Those who want to make a good showing in external matters are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do so only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/galatians/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />As many as desire to make a good showing in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/galatians/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/galatians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />All who desire to display their zeal for external observances try to compel you to receive circumcision, but their real object is simply to escape being persecuted for the Cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/galatians/6.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />As many as desire to make a good impression in the flesh compel you to be circumcised, just so they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/galatians/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />as many as are willing to make a good appearance in the flesh, these constrain you to be circumcised—only that they may not be persecuted for the Cross of the Christ,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/galatians/6.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />As many as desire to have a fair appearance in <i>the</i> flesh, these compel you to be circumcised, only that they might not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/galatians/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> as many as are willing to make a good appearance in the flesh, these constrain you to be circumcised -- only that for the cross of the Christ they may not be persecuted,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/galatians/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />As many as: wish to have an agreeable demeanor in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised; only lest they should be driven out for the cross of Christ.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/galatians/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For as many as desire to please in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer the persecution of the cross of Christ. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/galatians/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For as many of you as they desire to please in the flesh, they compel to be circumcised, but only so that they might not suffer the persecution of the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/galatians/6.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />It is those who want to make a good appearance in the flesh who are trying to compel you to have yourselves circumcised, only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/galatians/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh that try to compel you to be circumcised—only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/galatians/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Those who desire to boast in the things of the flesh, are the ones who compel you to be circumcised only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/galatians/6.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />Those who wish to boast in the flesh urge you to be circumcised only so that they would not be persecuted for the crucifixion of The Messiah.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/galatians/6.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />As many as wish to make a fair show in the flesh, these compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of the Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/galatians/6.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />So many as wish to make a fair show in the flesh, these compel you to be circumcised; only that they do not suffer persecution on account of the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/galatians/6.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />As many as wish to make a fair appearance in the flesh, they compel you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/galatians/6.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />they who desire to make a figure in the world, constrain you to be circumcised, only to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/galatians/6.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />All who desire to display their zeal for external observances try to compel you to receive circumcision, but their real object is simply to escape being persecuted for the Cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/galatians/6.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />As many as wish to make a fair show in the flesh, these constrain you to be circumcised, only that they may not suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/galatians/6.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />They, who want to make a fair appearance in the flesh, <i>would</i> constrain you to be circumcised; only that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/galatians/6-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jv8Ri4CeT34?start=1277" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/galatians/6.htm">Paul's Final Warning</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11</span>See what large letters I am using to write to you with my own hand! <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/3745.htm" title="3745: Hosoi (RelPro-NMP) -- How much, how great, how many, as great as, as much. By reduplication from hos; as As.">Those who</a> <a href="/greek/2309.htm" title="2309: thelousin (V-PIA-3P) -- To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. ">want</a> <a href="/greek/2146.htm" title="2146: euprosōpēsai (V-ANA) -- From a compound of eu and prosopon; to be of good countenance, i.e. to make a display.">to make a good impression</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/4561.htm" title="4561: sarki (N-DFS) -- Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. ">outwardly</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: houtoi (DPro-NMP) -- This; he, she, it. "></a> <a href="/greek/315.htm" title="315: anankazousin (V-PIA-3P) -- To force, compel, constrain, urge. From anagke; to necessitate.">are trying to compel</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymas (PPro-A2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">you</a> <a href="/greek/4059.htm" title="4059: peritemnesthai (V-PNM/P) -- To cut around, circumcise. From peri and the base of tomoteros; to cut around, i.e. to circumcise.">to be circumcised.</a> <a href="/greek/3440.htm" title="3440: monon (Adv) -- Alone, but, only. Neuter of monos as adverb; merely.">They only do this</a> <a href="/greek/2443.htm" title="2443: hina (Conj) -- In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.">to</a> <a href="/greek/3361.htm" title="3361: mē (Adv) -- Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.">avoid</a> <a href="/greek/1377.htm" title="1377: diōkōntai (V-PSM/P-3P) -- To pursue, hence: I persecute. A prolonged form of a primary verb dio; to pursue; by implication, to persecute.">persecution</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">for the</a> <a href="/greek/4716.htm" title="4716: staurō (N-DMS) -- A cross. ">cross</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tou (Art-GMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christou (N-GMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">of Christ.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">13</span>For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/15-1.htm">Acts 15:1-5</a></span><br />Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.” / And after engaging these men in sharp debate, Paul and Barnabas were appointed, along with some other believers, to go up to Jerusalem to see the apostles and elders about this question. / Sent on their way by the church, they passed through Phoenicia and Samaria, recounting the conversion of the Gentiles and bringing great joy to all the brothers. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-2.htm">Philippians 3:2-3</a></span><br />Watch out for those dogs, those workers of evil, those mutilators of the flesh! / For it is we who are the circumcision, we who worship by the Spirit of God, who glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/11-13.htm">2 Corinthians 11:13-15</a></span><br />For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as apostles of Christ. / And no wonder, for Satan himself masquerades as an angel of light. / It is not surprising, then, if his servants masquerade as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their actions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/2-28.htm">Romans 2:28-29</a></span><br />A man is not a Jew because he is one outwardly, nor is circumcision only outward and physical. / No, a man is a Jew because he is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the written code. Such a man’s praise does not come from men, but from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/2-11.htm">Colossians 2:11-14</a></span><br />In Him you were also circumcised, in the putting off of your sinful nature, with the circumcision performed by Christ and not by human hands. / And having been buried with Him in baptism, you were raised with Him through your faith in the power of God, who raised Him from the dead. / When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-18.htm">1 Corinthians 7:18-19</a></span><br />Was a man already circumcised when he was called? He should not become uncircumcised. Was a man still uncircumcised when called? He should not be circumcised. / Circumcision is nothing and uncircumcision is nothing. Keeping God’s commandments is what counts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/6-6.htm">Romans 6:6</a></span><br />We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/5-12.htm">2 Corinthians 5:12</a></span><br />We are not commending ourselves to you again. Instead, we are giving you an occasion to be proud of us, so that you can answer those who take pride in appearances rather than in the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-5.htm">Matthew 23:5-7</a></span><br />All their deeds are done for men to see. They broaden their phylacteries and lengthen their tassels. / They love the places of honor at banquets, the chief seats in the synagogues, / the greetings in the marketplaces, and the title of ‘Rabbi’ by which they are addressed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/7-18.htm">John 7:18</a></span><br />He who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One who sent Him is a man of truth; in Him there is no falsehood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/2-4.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:4-6</a></span><br />Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts. / As you know, we never used words of flattery or any pretext for greed. God is our witness! / Nor did we seek praise from you or from anyone else, although as apostles of Christ we had authority to demand it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-8.htm">Romans 8:8</a></span><br />Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a></span><br />Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts are far from Me. Their worship of Me is but rules taught by men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/9-25.htm">Jeremiah 9:25-26</a></span><br />“Behold, the days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will punish all who are circumcised only in the flesh— / Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair of their temples. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/44-9.htm">Ezekiel 44:9</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh may enter My sanctuary—not even a foreigner who lives among the Israelites.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.</p><p class="hdg">as desire.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/6-13.htm">Galatians 6:13</a></b></br> For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/6-2.htm">Matthew 6:2,5,16</a></b></br> Therefore when thou doest <i>thine</i> alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/23-5.htm">Matthew 23:5,28</a></b></br> But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments, … </p><p class="hdg">they constrain.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/2-3.htm">Galatians 2:3,14</a></b></br> But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/acts/15-1.htm">Acts 15:1,5</a></b></br> And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, <i>and said</i>, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved… </p><p class="hdg">lest.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/galatians/5-11.htm">Galatians 5:11</a></b></br> And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/philippians/3-18.htm">Philippians 3:18</a></b></br> (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, <i>that they are</i> the enemies of the cross of Christ:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_corinthians/8-20.htm">Avoid</a> <a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/galatians/5-3.htm">Circumcised</a> <a href="/galatians/5-12.htm">Circumcision</a> <a href="/galatians/2-14.htm">Compel</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/5-14.htm">Constrain</a> <a href="/galatians/5-24.htm">Cross</a> <a href="/galatians/5-20.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-30.htm">Display</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/10-13.htm">Escape</a> <a href="/galatians/3-3.htm">External</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/6-13.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/galatians/6-8.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/galatians/6-10.htm">Good</a> <a href="/acts/23-15.htm">Impression</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/2-9.htm">Object</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-14.htm">Observances</a> <a href="/galatians/4-5.htm">Order</a> <a 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<a href="/galatians/6-13.htm">Want</a> <a href="/philippians/3-6.htm">Zeal</a><div class="vheading2">Galatians 6</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-1.htm">He moves them to deal mildly with a brother who has slipped,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-2.htm">and to bear one another's burden;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-6.htm">to be generous to their teachers,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">9. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-9.htm">and not weary of well-doing.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-12.htm">He shows what they intend that preach circumcision.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/galatians/6-14.htm">He glories in nothing, save in the cross of 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<div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/galatians/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/galatians/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/galatians/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Those who want to make a good impression outwardly</b><br>This phrase refers to individuals who are more concerned with external appearances and human approval than with genuine spiritual transformation. In the context of Galatians, these individuals are likely the Judaizers, who were advocating for adherence to Jewish customs, such as circumcision, as necessary for salvation. This reflects a broader biblical theme where God emphasizes the importance of the heart over outward appearances, as seen in <a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm">1 Samuel 16:7</a>, where God tells Samuel that He looks at the heart rather than outward appearances.<p><b>are trying to compel you to be circumcised.</b><br>Circumcision was a sign of the covenant between God and Abraham (<a href="/genesis/17-10.htm">Genesis 17:10-14</a>) and became a central practice in Jewish identity. In the early church, there was significant debate over whether Gentile converts needed to adopt Jewish customs, including circumcision, to be true followers of Christ. The Jerusalem Council in <a href="/acts/15.htm">Acts 15</a> addressed this issue, ultimately deciding that Gentile believers were not required to be circumcised. Paul's letter to the Galatians strongly argues against the necessity of circumcision for salvation, emphasizing faith in Christ alone (<a href="/galatians/5-6.htm">Galatians 5:6</a>).<p><b>They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.</b><br>The cross of Christ represents the core of the Christian gospel, emphasizing salvation through faith in Jesus' sacrificial death and resurrection. For early Christians, the cross was a symbol of shame and suffering, as crucifixion was a brutal form of Roman execution. By insisting on circumcision, the Judaizers were attempting to align Christianity more closely with Judaism, which was a legally recognized religion in the Roman Empire, thereby avoiding the persecution associated with the distinct and radical message of the cross. This reflects a broader biblical theme of suffering for the sake of Christ, as seen in passages like <a href="/2_timothy/3-12.htm">2 Timothy 3:12</a>, which states that all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will face persecution.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a></b><br>The author of the letter to the Galatians, addressing issues of legalism and the true gospel.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/galatians.htm">Galatians</a></b><br>The recipients of the letter, a group of early Christians in the region of Galatia who were being influenced by Judaizers.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judaizers.htm">Judaizers</a></b><br>A group of Jewish Christians who insisted that Gentile converts must adhere to Jewish law, including circumcision, to be truly saved.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/cross_of_christ.htm">Cross of Christ</a></b><br>Central to Paul's message, representing the sacrifice of Jesus and the basis of salvation by faith, not by works.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/circumcision.htm">Circumcision</a></b><br>A physical act required by Jewish law, symbolizing the old covenant, which some were wrongly insisting was necessary for salvation.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/outward_appearance_vs._inward_faith.htm">Outward Appearance vs. Inward Faith</a></b><br>The focus on outward religious acts, like circumcision, can detract from the true essence of faith in Christ. Believers should prioritize internal transformation over external conformity.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/a/avoiding_persecution.htm">Avoiding Persecution</a></b><br>The desire to avoid persecution can lead to compromising the gospel. Christians are called to stand firm in their faith, even when it leads to suffering or opposition.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sufficiency_of_the_cross.htm">The Sufficiency of the Cross</a></b><br>The cross of Christ is sufficient for salvation. Adding requirements like circumcision undermines the grace of God and the finished work of Jesus.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/legalism_vs._grace.htm">Legalism vs. Grace</a></b><br>Legalism imposes human standards and rituals as necessary for salvation, while grace offers freedom through faith in Christ. Believers should embrace the liberty found in the gospel.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_faith.htm">Courage in Faith</a></b><br>Standing for the truth of the gospel requires courage. Believers should seek strength from the Holy Spirit to resist pressures to conform to false teachings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_galatians_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Galatians 6</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/diligent_or_slothful_habits.htm">What is the significance of circumcision in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_god's_people.htm">What defines being part of God's people?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_gal._6_10_conflict_with_serving_believers.htm">Does the call to 'do good to all people' (Galatians 6:10) conflict with other biblical passages that focus primarily on serving fellow believers?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_prayer_aid_personal_growth.htm">How does prayer influence personal and spiritual growth?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/galatians/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">To make a fair shew in the flesh.</span>--To obtain a reputation for religiousness in externals, like the hypocrites, who "love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men" (<a href="/matthew/6-5.htm" title="And when you pray, you shall not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Truly I say to you, They have their reward.">Matthew 6:5</a>). The object of the Judaisers was by this means to keep in with their countrymen, the Jews, and even to gain favour amongst them by seeming to win over proselytes to the Mosaic law.<p><span class= "bld">Only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.</span>--What aroused the antagonism of the Jews against the Christians was evidently not so much the confession of the Messiahship of Jesus as the declared abolition of the Law of Moses. By suppressing this side of Christian teaching, the Judaisers could easily obtain toleration for their other tenets. If, on the other hand, they were to emphasise it, the full weight of persecution would fall upon them--its ostensible ground being the doctrine of a crucified Messiah. Accordingly, they persuaded as many of the Galatians as they could to accept circumcision, and made the most of this propagandist zeal to their Jewish neighbours.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/galatians/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">As many as desire to make a fair show in the flesh</span> (<span class="greek">ὅσοι θελουσιν</span> <span class="greek">εὐπροσωπῆσαι ἐν σαρκί</span>); <span class="accented">all those who wish to make a fair show in the flesh.</span> In this verse and the next the apostle singles out for especial animadversion certain Christians, Galatian Christians no doubt, who were actuated by the aim of standing fair with the religious world of Judaism. They were Gentile Christians and not Jews; this appears from their not themselves wishing to keep the Law; for if they had been Jews, the external observance of the Law, being natural to them from their infancy, would have been with them a matter of course: St. Paul himself would probably not have urged them to relinquish it. The verb <span class="greek">εὐπροσωπεῖν</span> is not found by the critics in any earlier Greek writer, though the adjective <span class="greek">εὐπρόσωπος</span>, fair-faced, is used of "specious" answers in Herodotus (7:168), and "specious words" conjoined with "fables" in Demosthenes ('De Corinthians,' p. 277). Aristophanes uses the word <span class="greek">σεμνοπροσωπεῖν</span> ('Nub.,' 362) to "<span class="accented">carry</span> a solemn and worshipful face." The notion of falsity, plainly hinted by <span class="greek">εὐπροσωπῆσαι</span>, reminds us, Bishop Lightfoot observes, of our Lord's words respecting whited sepulchres, which "outwardly appear beautiful, but inwardly," etc. (<a href="/matthew/23-27.htm">Matthew 23:27</a>). Compare the use of <span class="greek">πρόσωπον</span>, face, in <a href="/2_corinthians/5-12.htm">2 Corinthians 5:12</a>, "<span class="accented">glory</span> in <span class="accented">appearance</span>, and not in heart." As the aorist of verbs denoting a certain state frequently expresses an entrance upon such a state (see <span class="greek">ζήσω</span> above, <a href="/galatians/2-19.htm">Galatians 2:19</a> and note), it probably is intimated that the persons referred to were conscious that their "<span class="accented">outward</span> appearance" was hitherto not acceptable to Jewish minds, but that they now were desirous of making it so. Time had been when they did not care so much about it. "In the flesh." This word "flesh" not unfrequently designates men's condition as unmodified by the Spirit of God; as when the apostle speaks of "<span class="accented">being</span> in the flesh" (<a href="/romans/7-5.htm">Romans 7:5</a>; <a href="/romans/8-8.htm">Romans 8:8, 9</a>): thence also circumstances or relations pertaining to this unspiritual condition, as in <a href="/philippians/3-3.htm">Philippians 3:3, 4</a>; where the apostle speaks of "having confidence in the flesh," and goes on, in vers. 5, 6, to enumerate some of those circumstances or relations. Thus, again, in <a href="/ephesians/2-11.htm">Ephesians 2:11</a>, "ye, the Gentiles in the flesh," that is, who in that state of things in which men lived before the spiritual economy intervened, were the "uncircumcision (<span class="greek">ἀκροβυσρία</span>)," while the Jews were the "<span class="accented">circumcision."</span> But as the distinction between these two classes was signalized by an external corporeal mark, the apostle in that passage immediately after uses the expression, "in the flesh," in a varied sense, with reference to this latter, "that which is called circumcision, in the flesh, made by hands." With similar variation of meaning the word "<span class="accented">flesh"</span> is used here. The Christians spoken of, losing sight of the cross of Christ and the Spirit's work, were becoming possessed by feelings belonging to the old "<span class="accented">carnal"</span> relations between Jews and Gentiles, and so were making it their ambition to figure with advantage in the eyes of the circumcision, as well as to escape their enmity. And then, as in the passage just referred to (<a href="/ephesians/2-11.htm">Ephesians 2:11</a>), the apostle passes from this sense of the phrase, "in the flesh," to another relating to corporeal flesh; for this he does in the next verse, in the words, "that they may glory in your flesh." <span class="cmt_word">They constrain you to be circumcised</span> (<span class="greek">οϋτοι ἀναγκάζουσιν</span> <span class="greek">ὑμᾶς περιτέμνεσθαι</span>); <span class="accented">these compel you to be circumcised.</span> "Compel;" the same verb as was used above (<a href="/galatians/2-14.htm">Galatians 2:14</a>) of St. Peter's attitude towards the Gentile believers at Antioch. <span class="accented">As here applied</span>, <span class="accented">it means</span> "<span class="accented">advise</span>," "<span class="accented">urge</span>," argue for it as right and necessary for salvation, insist upon it as a condition of friendship. "These;" not, perhaps, meaning "<span class="accented">these</span> only," "<span class="accented">none</span> but these;" it appears enough to suppose that the apostle, from definite information which he had received, was persuaded that some of those who took the lead in urging onward the Judaizing movement were led to join in it by the cowardly motives here described. With indignant scorn, he says," As surely as a man wants to stand well with the world, so surely will he be found with these circumcisers."<span class="cmt_word">Only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ</span> (<span class="greek">μόνον</span> <span class="greek">ἵνα τῷ σταυρῷ τοῦ Ξριστοῦ μὴ διώκωνται</span> [Textus Receptus, <span class="greek">μόνον ἵνα μὴ τῷ σταυρῷ</span> <span class="greek">τοῦ Ξριστοῦ διώκωνται</span>]); <span class="accented">only that they may not by means of the cross of Christ suffer persecution.</span> "Only that;" that is, for no other reason than that. The <span class="greek">μὴ</span> is thrust out of its proper position in the sentence (which is that assigned to it in the Textus Receptus) by the fervent of the writer's feelings. To himself the cross of Christ seemed the centre of all glory and blessedness; to be connected with it he would be well pleased to suffer martyrdom; but these men could be well content to shelve it out of sight, and, in fact, were doing so; and what for? because the Jews did not like it, and they did not wish to get into trouble by offending <span class="accented">them</span>! A grand disdain prompts the apostle, at the cost of impairing the smooth run of the sentence, to (as it were) balance against each other the "cross of Christ" and "not being persecuted." The construction of the dative to express "by means of," that by which a certain result is brought about, is not very common; but we have it in <a href="/romans/11-20.htm">Romans 11:20</a>, <span class="greek">τῇ ἀπιστίᾳ ἐξεκλάσθησαν</span> and ibid., 30, <span class="greek">ἠλεήθητε τῇ τούτων</span> <span class="greek">ἀπιστίᾳ</span>: <a href="/2_corinthians/2-12.htm">2 Corinthians 2:12</a>, <span class="greek">τῷ μὴ εὑρεῖν</span>. Our attention is in this passage again drawn to the manner in which the Jews regarded "the word of the cross" (<a href="/1_corinthians/1-18.htm">1 Corinthians 1:18</a>), as that "word" was unfolded by St. Paul and received by his disciples among the Gentiles. The great point of offence (<span class="greek">σκάνδαλον</span>) in the apostle's teaching respecting it lay in his presenting its pollution in the view of the Law, as inferring the abrogation of the ceremonial institute itself. On this account the Jews could not abide him nor those who attached themselves to him as their teacher, though in a degree able to put up with Christians not anti-Judaists. To the Galatians he had presented "Christ crucified" (<a href="/galatians/3-1.htm">Galatians 3:1</a>) as <span class="accented">he</span> saw him to be, and they had accepted the doctrine. But now some, at least, of them were beginning to feel uneasy at observing how the Jews in their neighbourhood regarded Paul and those who attached themselves closely to Paul. Had not the Jews (they felt) high claims to consideration? Were they not the original depositaries of the oracles of God? Was not their religion venerable for its antiquity, magnificent in its temple and ritual, and in origin Divine? To these new converts from the gross spiritual darkness and degradation of heathenism, some of them, perhaps, drawn from it originally by the teaching of non-Christian Jews, the adherents to the ancient faith would naturally appear entitled to high respect - respect which they themselves were also not backward in claiming (see <a href="/romans/2-19.htm">Romans 2:19, 20</a>). When the personal influence exercised upon their minds by the holy love and fervour of the apostle had through his absence begun to wane, they also, we may imagine, began to get disheartened, by feeling that their Christian discipleship was viewed with disfavour by their Jewish neighbours, by reason of its Pauline complexion; that on this account the Jews looked upon themselves, though worshippers of the same God, as unworthy of notice; nay, were even disposed to point them out to the surrounding heathens, only too willing to follow up the hint, as proper objects of contempt and ill usage (see for illustration, <a href="/acts/13.htm">Acts 13</a>; <a href="/acts/14-22.htm">Acts 14:22</a>; <a href="/acts/17.htm">Acts 17</a>; <a href="/acts/18.htm">Acts 18</a>; <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-14.htm">1 Thessalonians 2:14-16</a>). And herewith we have to bear in mind also that Judaism was in Roman jurisprudence treated as a tolerated religion (<span class="accented">religio licita</span>); and that, as long as Christians were regarded as belonging to a sect or branch of Judaism, they might seem to be entitled, in the eyes of Roman law, to the same toleration as the Jews themselves enjoyed. But if the Jews cast them off or disowned them they might forfeit such immunity, and become liable to be treated, not only by mobs, but by the Roman law itself, as offenders. The persons, then, here censured by the apostle may be supposed to have pursued the course they did with the idea that, by making themselves acceptable to the Jews through the adoption to a limited extent of Jewish ceremonies, and especially through the acceptance in their own person and the urging upon others of circumcision, they would relieve themselves of "the offence of the cross" (ch. 5:4). Without ceasing to be Christians, they would wipe themselves clear of the odium which with the Jews attached to Paul and those who held with Paul. Such seems to be the situation to which St. Paul's words allude. Bishop Lightfoot interprets it somewhat differently. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/galatians/6-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">Those who</span><br /><span class="grk">Ὅσοι</span> <span class="translit">(Hosoi)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3745.htm">Strong's 3745: </a> </span><span class="str2">How much, how great, how many, as great as, as much. By reduplication from hos; as As.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">want</span><br /><span class="grk">θέλουσιν</span> <span class="translit">(thelousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2309.htm">Strong's 2309: </a> </span><span class="str2">To will, wish, desire, be willing, intend, design. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">to make a good impression</span><br /><span class="grk">εὐπροσωπῆσαι</span> <span class="translit">(euprosōpēsai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2146.htm">Strong's 2146: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a compound of eu and prosopon; to be of good countenance, i.e. to make a display.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">outwardly</span><br /><span class="grk">σαρκί</span> <span class="translit">(sarki)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4561.htm">Strong's 4561: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">are trying to compel</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀναγκάζουσιν</span> <span class="translit">(anankazousin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_315.htm">Strong's 315: </a> </span><span class="str2">To force, compel, constrain, urge. From anagke; to necessitate.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμᾶς</span> <span class="translit">(hymas)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to be circumcised.</span><br /><span class="grk">περιτέμνεσθαι</span> <span class="translit">(peritemnesthai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4059.htm">Strong's 4059: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut around, circumcise. From peri and the base of tomoteros; to cut around, i.e. to circumcise.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[They] only [ do this ]</span><br /><span class="grk">μόνον</span> <span class="translit">(monon)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3440.htm">Strong's 3440: </a> </span><span class="str2">Alone, but, only. Neuter of monos as adverb; merely.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to</span><br /><span class="grk">ἵνα</span> <span class="translit">(hina)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2443.htm">Strong's 2443: </a> </span><span class="str2">In order that, so that. Probably from the same as the former part of heautou; in order that.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">avoid</span><br /><span class="grk">μὴ</span> <span class="translit">(mē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3361.htm">Strong's 3361: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, lest. A primary particle of qualified negation; not, lest; also (whereas ou expects an affirmative one) whether.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">persecution</span><br /><span class="grk">διώκωνται</span> <span class="translit">(diōkōntai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1377.htm">Strong's 1377: </a> </span><span class="str2">To pursue, hence: I persecute. A prolonged form of a primary verb dio; to pursue; by implication, to persecute.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for the</span><br /><span class="grk">τῷ</span> <span class="translit">(tō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cross</span><br /><span class="grk">σταυρῷ</span> <span class="translit">(staurō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4716.htm">Strong's 4716: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cross. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Christ.</span><br /><span class="grk">Χριστοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(Christou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> </span><span class="str2">Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/galatians/6-12.htm">Galatians 6:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/galatians/6-12.htm">Galatians 6:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/galatians/6-12.htm">Galatians 6:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/galatians/6-12.htm">Galatians 6:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/galatians/6-12.htm">Galatians 6:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/galatians/6-12.htm">Galatians 6:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/galatians/6-12.htm">Galatians 6:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/galatians/6-12.htm">Galatians 6:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/galatians/6-12.htm">Galatians 6:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/galatians/6-12.htm">Galatians 6:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/galatians/6-12.htm">NT Letters: Galatians 6:12 As many as desire to look good (Gal. 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