Galatians 5:12
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!”
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BSBPD
“As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“I would they were even cut off which trouble you.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“I would that they that unsettle you would even go beyond circumcision.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“O that even they would cut themselves off who are unsettling you!”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Galatians 5:12 — 17 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 17:14But if any male is not circumcised, he will be cut off from his people; he has broken My covenant.”
- Genesis 30:34“Agreed,” said Laban. “Let it be as you have said.”
- Exodus 12:15For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.
- Exodus 30:33Anyone who mixes perfume like it or puts it on an outsider shall be cut off from his people.’”
- Leviticus 22:3Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.
- Joshua 7:12This is why the Israelites cannot stand against their enemies. They will turn their backs and run from their enemies, because they themselves have been set apart for destruction. I will no longer be with you unless you remove from among you whatever is devoted to destruction.
- Joshua 7:25“Why have you brought this trouble upon us?” said Joshua. “Today the LORD will bring trouble upon you!” And all Israel stoned him to death. Then they stoned the others and burned their bodies.
- John 9:34They replied, “You were born in utter sin, and you are instructing us?” And they threw him out.
- Acts 5:5On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.
- Acts 5:9“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”
- Acts 15:1Then some men came down from Judea and were teaching the brothers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved.”
- Acts 15:24It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.
- 1 Corinthians 5:13God will judge those outside. “Expel the wicked man from among you.”
- Galatians 1:8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse!
- Galatians 2:4This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.
- Galatians 5:10I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.
- Titus 3:10Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition,
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).
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