² Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.

² I am emphatic about this. The moment any one of you submits to circumcision or any other rule-keeping system, at that same moment Christ's hard-won gift of freedom is squandered.

² Listen! I, Paul, tell you this: If you are counting on circumcision to make you right with God, then Christ will be of no benefit to you.