Galatians 5:11 (YLT)

Passage

And I, brethren, if uncircumcision I yet preach, why yet am I persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away;

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:9 a little leaven the whole lump doth leaven;

Galatians 5:10 I have confidence in regard to you in the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded; and he who is troubling you shall bear the judgment, whoever he may be.

Galatians 5:11 And I, brethren, if uncircumcision I yet preach, why yet am I persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away;

Galatians 5:12 O that even they would cut themselves off who are unsettling you!

Galatians 5:13 For ye--to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "brethren", "uncircumcision", "preach", "persecuted", "hath", "stumbling-block", "cross", and "been". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "brethren" and "uncircumcision", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "I have confidence in regard to you..." into verse 12's "O that even they would cut themselves...", so "brethren" and "uncircumcision" 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 "brethren" and "uncircumcision" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.