Galatians 5:2
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
KJV
Ἴδε ἐγὼ Παῦλος λέγω ὑμῖν ὅτι ἐὰν περιτέμνησθε, Χριστὸς ὑμᾶς οὐδὲν ὠφελήσει.
Greek NT
Ecce ego Paulus dico vobis : quoniam si circumcidamini, Christus vobis nihil proderit.
Vulgate
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.
ASV
Behold, I Paul tell you, that if you be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Παῦλος
paulos
noun · 158×
Χριστός
christos
noun · 530×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
οὐδείς
oudeis
adjective · 235×
περιτέμνω
peritemno
verb · 17×
ἐάν
ean
conditional · 333×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×
ὠφελέω
opheleo
verb · 15×
Historic Christian voices
6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
2. Yea, says one, Herod you have full well deprived of excuse, and proved him bloodthirsty; but you have not yet solved the question about the injustice of what took place. For if he did unjustly, wherefore did God permit it? Now, what should we say to this? That which I do not cease to say continually, in church, in the market-place and everywhere; that which I also wish you c…
Source. Translated by J. Walker, J. Sheppard and H. Browne, and revised by George B. Stevens. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 11. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210231.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Adven…
2. But besides these things, he also shames them by consideration of what all agreed on, and what was every where prescribed; which topic also here he has set down, saying, 1 Corinthians 14:36 What? Was it from you that the word of God went forth? Or came it unto you alone? Thus he brings in the other Churches also as holding this law, both abating the disturbance by considerat…
Cross-references
- 2Cor 10:1 — Now I Paul myself beseech you by the meekness and gentleness of Christ, who in presence am base among you, but being absent am bold toward you:
- Acts 15:1 — And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.
- Acts 16:3 — Him would Paul have to go forth with him; and took and circumcised him because of the Jews which were in those quarters: for they knew all that his father was a Greek.
- Gal 2:3 — But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
- Gal 2:3 — But neither Titus, who was with me, being a Greek, was compelled to be circumcised:
- Gal 2:21 — I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
- Gal 5:3 — For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
- Gal 5:4 — Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
- Gal 5:6 — For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
- Gal 5:6 — For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
- Gal 5:11 — And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
- Heb 4:2 — For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
- Jer 9:25 — Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will punish all them which are circumcised with the uncircumcised;
- Phil 3:7 — But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.
- Phlm 1:19 — I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides.
- Rom 9:31 — But Israel, which followed after the law of righteousness, hath not attained to the law of righteousness.
- Rom 10:2 — For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.