Galatians 5:3 meaning and explanation

Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.

Galatians 5:3, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is writing to Gentile believers in Galatia who are being pressured by teachers insisting that circumcision is required for salvation. In verse 3 he makes the stakes plain: anyone who accepts circumcision on those terms takes on the entire law as a binding obligation.

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