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Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
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Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.
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And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law.
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You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.
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For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
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For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.
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You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
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This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you.
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A little leaven leavens the whole lump.
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I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.
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And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then the offense of the cross has ceased.
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I could wish that those who trouble you would even cut themselves off!
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For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
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For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
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But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!
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I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.