For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
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Gill's Exposition
For in Christ Jesus,.... The Arabic version reads, "in the religion of Christ"; in the religion of Moses, or of the Jews under the former dispensation, the things after mentioned were of some moment…
Barnes' Notes
For in Jesus Christ - In the religion which Christ came to establish. Neither circumcision ... - It makes no difference whether a man is circumcised or not. He is not saved because he is circumcised,…
Adam Clarke
For in Jesus Christ - By the dispensation of the Gospel all legal observances, as essential to salvation, are done away; and uncircumcision, or the Gentile state, contributes as much to salvation as…
In the former part of this chapter the apostle cautions the Galatians to take heed of the judaizing teachers, who endeavoured to bring them back under the bondage of the law. He had been arguing…
Cambridge Bible
Anxious to remove all possibility of a misconstruction of his meaning, St Paul gives a reason for thus connecting the inheritancewith faith. The fact of being circumcised or of being uncircumcised in…
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