Galatians 6:13
Modern Translations
New International Version
Not even those who are circumcised keep the law, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast about your circumcision in the flesh.

New Living Translation
And even those who advocate circumcision don’t keep the whole law themselves. They only want you to be circumcised so they can boast about it and claim you as their disciples.

English Standard Version
For even those who are circumcised do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.

Berean Study Bible
For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.

New American Standard Bible
For those who are circumcised do not even keep the Law themselves, but they want to have you circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh.

NASB 1995
For those who are circumcised do not even keep the Law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh.

NASB 1977
For those who are circumcised do not even keep the Law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.

Amplified Bible
For even the circumcised [Jews] themselves do not [really] keep the Law, but they want to have you circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh [that is, in the fact that they convinced you to be circumcised].

Christian Standard Bible
For even the circumcised don’t keep the law themselves, and yet they want you to be circumcised in order to boast about your flesh.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For even the circumcised don't keep the law themselves; however, they want you to be circumcised in order to boast about your flesh.

Contemporary English Version
They are circumcised, but they don't obey the Law of Moses. All they want is to brag about having you circumcised.

Good News Translation
Even those who practice circumcision do not obey the Law; they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast that you submitted to this physical ceremony.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It's clear that not even those who had themselves circumcised did this to follow Jewish laws. Yet, they want you to be circumcised so that they can brag about what was done to your body.

International Standard Version
Why, not even those who are circumcised obey the Law! They simply want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your external appearance.

NET Bible
For those who are circumcised do not obey the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your flesh.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

New King James Version
For not even those who are circumcised keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may boast in your flesh.

King James 2000 Bible
For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

New Heart English Bible
For even they who receive circumcision do not keep the law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.

World English Bible
For even they who receive circumcision don't keep the law themselves, but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.

American King James Version
For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

American Standard Version
For not even they who receive circumcision do themselves keep the law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

A Faithful Version
For those who are circumcised, neither do they keep the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised in order that they may boast in your flesh.

Darby Bible Translation
For neither do they that are circumcised themselves keep the law; but they wish you to be circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.

English Revised Version
For not even they who receive circumcision do themselves keep the law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

Webster's Bible Translation
For neither they themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For they themselues which are circumcised keepe not the law, but desire to haue you circumcised, that they might reioyce in your flesh.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
For they the selues which are circumcised, kepe not the lawe: but desire to haue you circumcised, that they myght reioyce in your flesshe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
For eue they them selues which are circumcysed, kepe not the lawe, but wolde haue you circucysed, that they mighte reioyse in youre flesh.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
For they them selves which are circumcised kepe not the lawe: but desyre to have you circumcised that they myght reioyce in youre flesshe.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for neither do those circumcised keep the Law themselves, but they wish you to be circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

Berean Literal Bible
For not even those being circumcised keep the Law themselves, but they desire you to be circumcised so that they may boast in your flesh.

Young's Literal Translation
for neither do those circumcised themselves keep the law, but they wish you to be circumcised, that in your flesh they may glory.

Smith's Literal Translation
For neither they being circumcised themselves observe the law; but they wish you to be circumcised, that they might boast in your flesh.

Literal Emphasis Translation
For not even those being circumcised keep the law themselves, but rather they wish you to be circumcised, so that they may boast in your flesh.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For neither they themselves who are circumcised, keep the law; but they will have you to be circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And yet, neither do they themselves, who are circumcised, keep the law. Instead, they want you to be circumcised, so that they may glory in your flesh.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Not even those who are circumcised keep The Written Law, but they want you to be circumcised so that they may take pride in your flesh.

Lamsa Bible
For not even they who are circumcised obey the law; but they want you to be circumcised so that they may boast over your flesh.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For not even do those very men, who are circumcised, keep the law: but they wish you to be circumcised, that they may boast in your flesh.

Godbey New Testament
For neither do those who are circumcised keep the law; but they wish you to be circumcised, in order that they may glory in your flesh.

Haweis New Testament
For even they who are themselves circumcised do not keep the law, but desire you to be circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

Mace New Testament
for even they who are circumcised, do not themselves observe the law in other respects; but they dedesire to have you circumcised, that they may have matter of glorying upon that account.

Weymouth New Testament
For these very men do not really keep the Law of Moses, but they would have you receive circumcision in order that they may glory in *your* bodies.

Worrell New Testament
For neither do those themselves who are circumcised keep the law; but they wish you to be circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

Worsley New Testament
For they, who are circumcised, do not themselves keep the law: but they would have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.
















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