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Galatians 5:11 KJV
Galatians · chapter 5 · verse 11
And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.Galatians 5:11 · King James Version
Galatians 5:11 in context
9A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
10I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.
11And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
12I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
13For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- circumcisionperitomēcircumcised, the act or rite of circumcision, " they of the circumcision" is a…G4061 →
- persecutiondiōkōto make to run or flee, put to flight, drive away, to run swiftly in order to catch a…G1377 →
- brethrenadelphosa brother, whether born of the same two parents or only of the same father or mother…G80 →
- offenceskandalonthe movable stick or trigger of a trap, a trap stick, a trap, snare, any impediment…G4625 →
- preachkēryssōto be a herald, to officiate as a herald, to proclaim after the manner of a herald…G2784 →
- crossstaurosa cross, a well known instrument of most cruel and ignominious punishment, borrowed by…G4716 →
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In the former part of this chapter the apostle cautions the Galatians to take heed of the judaizing teachers, who endeavoured to bring them back under the bondage of the law.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-12