1 Christ set us free so we could have real freedom. So stand firm and don’t get burdened down again by a yoke of slavery. 2 Let me, Paul, tell you bluntly: if you rely on the way of circumcision, Christ will be of absolutely no benefit to you. 3 Let me repeat: every man who is circumcised has to keep the whole of the law. 4 Those of you who think you can be made right by the law are cut off from Christ—you have abandoned grace.
5 For through the Spirit we trust and wait in hope to be made right. 6 For in Christ Jesus being circumcised or uncircumcised doesn’t achieve anything; it’s only trust working through love that matters.