Galatians 5:3-4

5:3 And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey ¹  the whole law. 5:4 You who are trying to be declared righteous ²  by the law have been alienated ³  from Christ; you have fallen away from grace!

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¹ tn Or “keep”; or “carry out”; Grk “do.”

² tn Or “trying to be justified.” The verb δικαιοῦσθε (dikaiousqe) has been translated as a conative present (see ExSyn 534).

³ tn Or “estranged”; BDAG 526 s.v. καταργέω 4 states, “Of those who aspire to righteousness through the law κ. ἀπὸ Χριστοῦ be estranged from Christ Gal 5:4.”