Galatians 6:13 meaning and explanation

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

Galatians 6:13, 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. Here he exposes the motive behind that pressure: the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want the Galatians circumcised so they can boast in your flesh, that is, point to visible converts as proof of their success.

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