Galatians 5:6 (KJV)

Passage

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

Galatians 5:5 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

Galatians 5:6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

Galatians 5:7 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

Galatians 5:8 This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "For we through the Spirit wait for..." into verse 7's "Ye did run well who did hinder...", so "faith" and "jesus" 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 "faith" and "jesus" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.