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  • Galatians 5:11
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 11 As for me, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the stumbling block of the torture stake*+ has been eliminated.

  • Galatians 5:11
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 11 ᾿Εγὼ I δέ, but, ἀδελφοί, brothers, εἰ if περιτομὴν circumcision ἔτι yet κηρύσσω, am preaching, τί why ἔτι yet διώκομαι; am I being persecuted? ἄρα Really κατήργηται has been made ineffective τὸ the σκάνδαλον fall-causer τοῦ of the σταυροῦ. stake.

  • Galatians 5:11
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 11 As for me, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? Then, indeed, the stumbling block*+ of the torture stake*+ has been abolished.+

  • Galatians 5:11
    The Bible in Living English
    • 11 But why am I, brothers, still being persecuted, if I am still preaching circumcision? then the difficulty of the cross is shelved.

  • Galatians 5:11
    American Standard Version
    • 11 But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away.

  • Galatians 5:11
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 11 I however brethren—If circumcision I yet proclaim Why am I yet persecuted? After all the stumbling-block of the cross hath been set aside.

  • Galatians 5:11
    King James Version
    • 11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

  • Galatians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 5:11 it-2 1117

  • Galatians
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 5:11 ad 1609

  • Galatians
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 5:11

      Insight, Volume 2, p. 1117

  • Galatians Study Notes—Chapter 5
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 5:11

      the stumbling block: Or “the offense.”​—See study notes on Mt 13:57; 18:7.

      the stumbling block of the torture stake: Jesus’ death on the torture stake was the basis for removing the Law. Paul and other Christians preached the message that faith in Christ’s sacrifice was the sole way to gain salvation. (Col 2:13, 14; see study note on Ga 5:1.) That message became a stumbling block, that is, a cause for offense, to Jews who insisted that circumcision and adherence to the Mosaic Law were essential for gaining God’s approval.​—See study note on 1Co 1:23.

      torture stake: Or “execution stake.”​—See study note on 1Co 1:17.

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