I fear for you that my work for you may have been in vain.

<p class="bodytext">They court you eagerly,<n id="1" /> but for no good purpose;<n id="2" /> they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly.<n id="3" />

This persuasion<n id="1" /> does not come from the one who calls you!

I wish those agitators<n id="1" /> would go so far as to<n id="2" /> castrate themselves!<n id="3" />p>

I am confident<n id="1" /> in the Lord that you will accept no other view.<n id="2" /> But the one who is confusing<n id="3" /> you will pay the penalty,<n id="4" /> whoever he may be.

However, it is good<n id="1" /> to be sought eagerly<n id="2" /> for a good purpose<n id="3" /> at all times, and not only when I am present with you.

<p class="bodytext">You were running well; who prevented you from obeying<n id="1" /> the truth?

<t /><p class="bodytext">I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one<n id="1" /> who called you by the grace of Christ<n id="2" /> and are following<n id="3" /> a different<n id="4" /> gospel &#8211;

As we have said before, and now I say again, if any one is preaching to you a gospel contrary to what you received, let him be condemned to hell!<n id="1" />

But<n id="1" /> we did not surrender to them<n id="2" /> even for a moment,<n id="3" /> in order that the truth of the gospel would remain with you.<n id="4" />p>

<t /><p class="bodytext">You<n id="1" /> foolish Galatians! Who has cast a spell<n id="2" /> on you? Before your eyes Jesus Christ was vividly portrayed<n id="3" /> as crucified!

I wish I could be with you now and change my tone of voice,<n id="1" /> because I am perplexed about you.p>

Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all!

not that there really is another gospel,<n id="1" /> but<n id="2" /> there are some who are disturbing you and wanting<n id="3" /> to distort the gospel of Christ.

<p class="bodytext">Those who want to make a good showing in external matters<n id="1" /> are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do so<n id="2" /> only to avoid being persecuted<n id="3" /> for the cross of Christ.

For those who are circumcised do not obey the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your flesh.<n id="1" />