Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
See, I Paul say to you, that if you undergo circumcision, Christ will be of no use to you.
New American Standard Bible
Behold I,
King James Version
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Holman Bible
Take note! I, Paul, tell you that if you get yourselves circumcised, Christ will not benefit you at all.
International Standard Version
Listen! I, Paul, am telling you that if you allow yourselves to be circumcised, the Messiah will be of no benefit to you.
A Conservative Version
Behold, I Paul say to you, that if ye are circumcised, Christ will benefit you nothing.
American Standard Version
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.
Amplified
Notice, it is I, Paul, who tells you that if you receive circumcision [as a supposed requirement of salvation], Christ will be of no benefit to you [for you will lack the faith in Christ that is necessary for salvation].
An Understandable Version
Look, I Paul am telling you that, if you revert to [the practice of] circumcision [i.e., the Jewish rite of identity, signifying the responsibility to observe the law of Moses], then Christ's [sacrifice] will be of no value to you.
Anderson New Testament
Behold, I Paul say to you, that if you be circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.
Common New Testament
Behold I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
Daniel Mace New Testament
take notice, 'tis I Paul declare it to you, that if you are circumcised, Christ shall be of no advantage to you.
Darby Translation
Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if ye are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Godbey New Testament
Behold I Paul say unto you, that, if you may be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Goodspeed New Testament
Why, I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ can do nothing for you.
John Wesley New Testament
Behold, I Paul say unto you, If ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Julia Smith Translation
Behold, I Paul say to you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
King James 2000
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if you be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Look! I, Paul, tell you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing!
Modern King James verseion
Behold, I, Paul, say to you that if you are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing at all.
Moffatt New Testament
Here, listen to Paul! I tell you, if you get circumcised, Christ will be no use to you.
Montgomery New Testament
Listen to me! I, Paul, declare to you that if you are to continue to follow the rite of circumcision, Christ will be no profit to you.
NET Bible
Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all!
New Heart English Bible
Behold, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.
Noyes New Testament
Behold, I Paul say to you, that if ye are circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing;
Sawyer New Testament
Behold, I Paul tell you, that if you are circumcised Christ will not profit you.
The Emphasized Bible
See! I, Paul, say unto you - if ye be getting circumcised, Christ will profit you, nothing.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Behold, I Paul declare to you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ will be of no advantage to you.
Twentieth Century New Testament
Understand that I, Paul, myself tell you that if you allow yourselves to be circumcised, Christ will avail you nothing.
Webster
Behold, I Paul say to you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.
Weymouth New Testament
Remember that it is I Paul who tell you that if you receive circumcision Christ will avail you nothing.
Williams New Testament
Here is what I am saying to you: If you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ can do you no good.
World English Bible
Behold, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.
Worrell New Testament
Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that, if ye be circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.
Worsley New Testament
Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.
Youngs Literal Translation
lo, I Paul do say to you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing;
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Galatians 5:2
Images Galatians 5:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
Live In Freedom And Love One Another
1 Christ has truly made us free: then keep your free condition and let no man put a yoke on you again. 2 See, I Paul say to you, that if you undergo circumcision, Christ will be of no use to you. 3 Yes, I give witness again to every man who undergoes circumcision, that he will have to keep all the law.
Cross References
Acts 15:1
Now certain men came down from Judaea, teaching the brothers and saying that without circumcision, after the rule of Moses, there is no salvation.
2 Corinthians 10:1
Now I, Paul, myself make request to you by the quiet and gentle behaviour of Christ, I who am poor in spirit when with you, but who say what is in my mind to you without fear when I am away from you:
Galatians 5:6
Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love.
Acts 15:24
Because we have knowledge that some who went from us have been troubling you with their words, putting your souls in doubt; to whom we gave no such order;
Acts 16:3-4
Paul had a desire for him to go with him, and he gave him circumcision because of the Jews who were in those parts: for they all had knowledge that his father was a Greek.
Romans 9:31-32
But Israel, going after a law of righteousness, did not get it.
Romans 10:2-3
For I give witness of them that they have a strong desire for God, but not with knowledge.
Galatians 2:3-5
But not even Titus who was with me, being a Greek, was made to undergo circumcision:
Galatians 5:3-4
Yes, I give witness again to every man who undergoes circumcision, that he will have to keep all the law.
Galatians 5:11
But I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still attacked? then has the shame of the cross been taken away.
1 Thessalonians 2:18
For which reason we made attempts to come to you, even I, Paul, once and again; but Satan kept us from coming.
Hebrews 4:2
And, truly, the good news came to us, even as it did to them; but the hearing of the word did them no good, because they were not united in faith with the true hearers.
1 Corinthians 16:21
I, Paul, send you these words of love in my writing.