Galatians 6:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“As many as desire to make a fair shew in the flesh, they constrain you to be circumcised; only lest they should suffer persecution for the cross of Christ.”
Galatians 6:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Galatians 6:1217 words
ὅσοιhosoiall
(that), as (long, many
θέλουσινthelousindesire, be disposed (forward), intend
εὐπροσωπῆσαιeuprosōpēsaimake a fair show
ἐνenabout, after, against
σαρκίsarkiflesh
οὗτοιhoutoihe (it was that), hereof, it
ἀναγκάζουσινanankazousincompel, constrain
ὑμᾶςhymasyou
περιτέμνεσθαιperitemnesthaicircumcise
μόνονmonononly / alone
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
τῷtōthe
σταυρῷstaurōcross
τοῦtouthe
ΧριστοῦChristouChrist / Anointed
μὴmēnot
διώκωνταιdiōkōntaiensue, follow (after), given to
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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