12 Those who want to impress people by means of the flesh are trying to compel you to be circumcised. The only reason they do this is to avoid being persecuted for the cross of Christ.
13 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.
14 May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world.
15 Neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything; what counts is the new creation.
16 Peace and mercy to all who follow this rule – to the Israel of God.
17 From now on, let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers and sisters. Amen.Footnotes for the Book of Galatiansa 7 That is, Gentilesb 7 That is, Jews; also in verses 8 and 9c 9 That is, Peter; also in verses 11 and 14d 16 Or but through the faithfulness of … justified on the basis of the faithfulness ofe 21 Some interpreters end the quotation after verse 14.a 3 Or under the basic principlesb 5 The Greek word for adoption to sonship is a legal term referring to the full legal standing of an adopted male heir in Roman culture.c 6 Aramaic for Fatherd 9 Or principlese 27 Isaiah 54:1f 30 Gen. 21:10a 14 Or whomb 16 Or rule and to