You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace.
THE SURROUNDING PASSAGE
Galatians 5:4 in context
Galatians 5:1–7
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Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
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Behold, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.
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Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
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You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace.
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For we through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.
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For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision amounts to anything, but faith working through love.
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You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not obey the truth?
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