Galatians 6:13

“For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.”

King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations for Galatians 6:13

For neither they themselues who are circumcised, keepe the Law, but desire to haue you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

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.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

For not even they who receive circumcision do themselves keep the law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
- American Standard Version (1901)

Because even those who undergo circumcision do not themselves keep the law; but they would have you undergo circumcision, so that they may have glory in your flesh.
- Basic English Bible

For neither do they that are circumcised themselves keep the law; but they wish you to be circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.
- Darby Bible

For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
- Webster's Bible

For these very men do not really keep the Law of Moses, but they would have you receive circumcision in order that they may glory in *your* bodies.
- Weymouth Bible

For even they who receive circumcision don't keep the law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.
- World English Bible

For nether thei that ben circumcidid kepen the lawe; but thei wolen that ye be circumcidid, that thei haue glorie in youre fleisch.
- Wycliffe Bible

for neither do those circumcised themselves keep the law, but they wish you to be circumcised, that in your flesh they may glory.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible Commentary for Galatians 6:13

Wesley's Notes for Galatians 6:13


6:13 For neither they themselves keep the whole law - So far are they from a real zeal for it. But yet they desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh - That they may boast of you as their proselytes, and make a merit of this with the other Jews.



People's Bible Notes for Galatians 6:13


Ga 6:13 For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law. They do not keep the law in all its details, but want to bring you under it that they may boast of their Gentile proselytes. That they may glory in your flesh. Glory because circumcision has made marks in your flesh.

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