Galatians 6:13 (YLT)

Passage

for neither do those circumcised themselves keep the law, but they wish you to be circumcised, that in your flesh they may glory.

Nearby Context

Galatians 6:11 Ye see in how large letters I have written to you with my own hand;

Galatians 6:12 as many as are willing to make a good appearance in the flesh, these constrain you to be circumcised--only that for the cross of the Christ they may not be persecuted,

Galatians 6:13 for neither do those circumcised themselves keep the law, but they wish you to be circumcised, that in your flesh they may glory.

Galatians 6:14 And for me, let it not be--to glory, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which to me the world hath been crucified, and I to the world;

Galatians 6:15 for in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "neither", "circumcised", "themselves", "keep", "wish", "flesh", and "glory". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "neither" and "circumcised", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "as many as are willing to make..." into verse 14's "And for me let it not be--to...", so "neither" and "circumcised" 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 "neither" and "circumcised" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.