Galatians 5:12 (DBY)

Passage

I would that they would even cut themselves off who throw you into confusion.

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:10 *I* have confidence as to you in [the] Lord, that ye will have no other mind; and he that is troubling you shall bear the guilt [of it], whosoever he may be.

Galatians 5:11 But *I*, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why am I yet persecuted? Then the scandal of the cross has been done away.

Galatians 5:12 I would that they would even cut themselves off who throw you into confusion.

Galatians 5:13 For *ye* have been called to liberty, brethren; only [do] not [turn] liberty into an opportunity to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Galatians 5:14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "even", "themselves", "throw", and "confusion". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "even" and "themselves", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "But I brethren if I yet preach..." into verse 13's "For ye have been called to liberty...", so "even" and "themselves" 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 "even" and "themselves" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.