Galatians

Galatians 6:12

¹²Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Those who	Ὅσοι	Hosoi	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3745 how much, how great, how many
want	θέλουσιν	thelousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G2309 I will, wish, desire
to make a good impression	εὐπροσωπῆσαι	euprosōpēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2146 I make a fair outward appearance
outwardly	σαρκί	sarki	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4561 flesh, body
are trying to compel	ἀναγκάζουσιν	anankazousin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G315 I force, compel
you	ὑμᾶς	hymas	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
to be circumcised	περιτέμνεσθαι	peritemnesthai	Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive	G4059 I circumcise
only	μόνον	monon	Adverb	G3440 alone, but, only
to	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
avoid	μὴ	mē	Adverb	G3361 not, lest
persecution	διώκωνται	diōkōntai	Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G1377 I pursue, persecute
for the	τῷ	tō	Article - Dative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
cross	σταυρῷ	staurō	Noun - Dative Masculine Singular	G4716 a cross
of Christ	Χριστοῦ	Christou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ

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Galatians 5:11 · Acts 15:1 · 2 Corinthians 11:13 · Colossians 2:23 · Galatians 2:3 · Luke 16:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.