Galatia 5:2-3

5:2 Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all! 5:3 And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey ¹  the whole law.

Galatia 5:11

5:11 Now, brothers and sisters, ²  if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? ³  In that case the offense of the cross ⁴  has been removed. ⁵ 

[5:3]  ¹ tn Or “keep”; or “carry out”; Grk “do.”

[5:11]  ² tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:11.

[5:11]  ³ sn That is, if Paul still teaches observance of the Mosaic law (preaches circumcision), why is he still being persecuted by his opponents, who insist that Gentile converts to Christianity must observe the Mosaic law?

[5:11]  ⁴ sn The offense of the cross refers to the offense to Jews caused by preaching Christ crucified.

[5:11]  ⁵ tn Or “nullified.”