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Now we, brethren, as Isaac was, are children of promise.

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But, as he who was born according to the flesh then persecuted him who was born according to the Spirit, even so it is now.

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Nevertheless what does the Scripture say? "Cast out the bondwoman and her son, for the son of the bondwoman shall not be heir with the son of the freewoman."

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So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman but of the free.

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Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

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Indeed I, Paul, say to you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.

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And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to keep the whole law.

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You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.

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For we through the Spirit eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

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For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but faith working through love.

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You ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?

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This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you.

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A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

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I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.