Galatians 5:12 (KJV)

Passage

I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:10 I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

Galatians 5:11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

Galatians 5:12 I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

Galatians 5:13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

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

Study Lenses

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

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