Galatians 5:11
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.”
σταυρός
Cross, torture stake. Stauros. I am determined to know nothing except Jesus Christ and Him crucified. The cross is the centre of everything. It is the wisdom and power of God.
κηρύσσω
proclaim,
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κηρύσσω
To proclaim, to preach, to herald. Kerusso. Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel. The Gospel is news to be announced not advice to be offered. Announce it boldly.
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καταργέω
has been abolished
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καταργέω
To render ineffective, to abolish, to destroy. Katargeo. He who had the power of death that is the devil was destroyed. The work of the devil has been undone by Christ.
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διώκω
am I persecuted?
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διώκω
compare the base of G1169 (δειλός) and G1249 (διάκονος)); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute
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σκάνδαλον
offense
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σκάνδαλον
a trap-stick (bent sapling), i.e. snare (figuratively, cause of displeasure or sin)
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περιτομή
circumcision
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περιτομή
circumcision (the rite, the condition or the people, literally or figuratively)
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τίς
why
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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ἔτι
still
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ἔτι
"yet," still (of time or degree)
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εἰ
if
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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