Galatians 5:3 (DBY)

Passage

And I witness again to every man [who is] circumcised, that he is debtor to do the whole law.

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:1 Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.

Galatians 5:2 Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if ye are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

Galatians 5:3 And I witness again to every man [who is] circumcised, that he is debtor to do the whole law.

Galatians 5:4 Ye are deprived of all profit from the Christ as separated [from him], as many as are justified by law; ye have fallen from grace.

Galatians 5:5 For we, by [the] Spirit, on the principle of faith, await the hope of righteousness.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "witness", "again", "circumcised", "debtor", and "whole". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "witness" and "again", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "Behold I Paul say to you that..." into verse 4's "Ye are deprived of all profit from...", so "witness" and "again" 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 "witness" and "again" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.