For circumcision verily profiteth, if thou keep the law: but if thou be a breaker of the law, thy circumcision is made uncircumcision. |
For circumcision is indeed profitable if you keep the law; but if you are a breaker of the law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. |
For indeed circumcision is of value if you practice the Law; but if you are a violator of the Law, your circumcision has turned into uncircumcision. |
Circumcision has value if you observe the law, but if you break the law, you have become as though you had not been circumcised. |
Circumcision [the sign of the covenant of Abraham] is indeed of value if you practice the Law; but if you habitually break the Law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision [it is meaningless in God’s sight]. |
For, indeed, circumcision is profitable if you are making a practice of law, but if, on the other hand, you are a transgressor of law, your circumcision has become uncircumcision. |
That most intimate sign of belonging to God that we call circumcision does indeed mean something if you keep the Law. But if you flout the Law you are to all intents and purposes uncircumcising yourself! |
Now circumcision benefits you only if you practice the law, but if you break the law, your circumcision is no better than uncircumcision. |
For 1063 circumcision 4061 verily 3303 profiteth, 5623 if 1437 thou keep 4238 the law: 3551 but 1161 if 1437 thou be a breaker 3848 of the law, 3551 thy 4675 circumcision 4061 is made 1096 uncircumcision. 203 |
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