Galatians 6:15 (ASV)

Passage

For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.

Nearby Context

Galatians 6:13 For not even they who receive circumcision do themselves keep the law; but they desire to have you circumcised, that they may glory in your flesh.

Galatians 6:14 But far be it from me to glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world hath been crucified unto me, and I unto the world.

Galatians 6:15 For neither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creature.

Galatians 6:16 And as many as shall walk by this rule, peace [be] upon them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.

Galatians 6:17 Henceforth, let no man trouble me; for I bear branded on my body the marks of Jesus.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "circumcision", "anything", "uncircumcision", and "creature". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neither" and "circumcision", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "But far be it from me to..." into verse 16's "And as many as shall walk by...", so "neither" and "circumcision" belong inside that flow. In Galatians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "neither" and "circumcision" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.