Galatians 6:13 Cross References - NSB

¹³ For not even those who receive circumcision obey the Law. They desire to have you circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.

³ »Obey everything they teach you, but do not follow their example. They say one thing and do something else.

¹⁵ »Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You travel on both sea and land to make one convert. When this happens, you make him twice as deserving of destruction in the trash fires of the valley of Hinnom (Greek: Gehenna).

²³ »Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! You tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy and faith. You should do both and leave nothing undone.

¹⁷ If you are a Jew in name and are resting on the law and taking glory in God, ¹⁸ you know his will. You approve the things that are more excellent, being instructed out of the law. ¹⁹ And you have confidence that you are a leader of the blind, a light to those in darkness. ²⁰ You are an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of truth in the law. ²¹ You then who teach another, do you teach yourself? You who preach not to steal, do you steal? ²² You who say man should not commit adultery do you commit adultery? You who abhors idols do you rob temples? ²³ You who boast in the law do you by transgression of the law dishonor God? ²⁴ The name of God is blasphemed on your account among the nations, just as it is written. (Ezekiel 36:20, 21) ²⁵ Circumcision is a benefit if you obey the law. But if you are a transgressor of the law your circumcision becomes uncircumcision.

⁹ Are we Jews in any better condition than the people of the nations? Not at all! I have already shown that Jews and the people of the nations are all under the power of sin. ¹⁰ The Scriptures say: »There is no one who is righteous, ¹¹ »There is no one who has insight. No one seeks God! ¹² »All have turned away from God; they have all done wrong. No one does what is right, not even one.« (Psalm 53:3) ¹³ »Their throat is an open grave. They have practiced deceit with their tongues. The poison of snakes is under their lips.« (Psalm 5:9) ¹⁴ »Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.« (Psalm 10:7) ¹⁵ »Their feet are swift to shed blood.« (Proverbs 1:15) ¹⁶ »Destruction and misery are in their ways.« (Isaiah 59:7) ¹⁷ »They have not known the way of peace.« (Isaiah 59:7, 8) ¹⁸ There is no respect (reverence) for God before their eyes. (Psalm 36:1) ¹⁹ We know that whatever the law says, it speaks to those under the law. Every mouth may be stopped and the entire world may become liable to God for punishment.

²¹ Therefore let no man boast in men. For all things are yours.

⁶ Your boasting is not good. Do you know that a little leaven ferments the whole batch of dough?

¹⁸ Seeing that many boast according to the flesh, I will boast also.

³ We are those with true circumcision who worship by the Spirit of God. We glory in Christ Jesus, and put no confidence in the flesh.

¹⁹ They promise them freedom, while they are bondservants of corruption. A man is brought into bondage by one and enslaved by another.