Galatians 5:3
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.”
ὀφειλέτης
Debtor, one who owes. Opheiletes. Forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors. The one most forgiven should be the most forgiving. Forgiveness flows from those who know they have been forgiven.
πᾶς
to every
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πᾶς
All, every, whole, any. Pas. All things work together for good. All authority has been given to Me. All the promises of God are yes in Christ. God thinks in absolutes of blessing.
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νόμος
Law
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νόμος
Law, rule, principle. Nomos. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free. The highest law is not written on stone. It is written by the Spirit on the heart.
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πάλιν
again
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πάλιν
Again, once more, anew. Palin. Rejoice in the Lord always. And again I say rejoice. Some commands are worth repeating. Joy is always appropriate for those who know God.
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μαρτύρομαι
I testify
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μαρτύρομαι
to be adduced as a witness, i.e. (figuratively) to obtest (in affirmation or exhortation)
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ποιέω
to keep.
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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περιτέμνω
being circumcised
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περιτέμνω
to cut around, i.e. (specially) to circumcise
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εἰμί
he is
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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