Paul will only boast about Jesus' death on the cross
11 Now I am using my own hand to write these last words to you myself. You can see how large the letters are!
12 Some people want to make you obey the Jewish rules. They say that you must let someone circumcise you. They want people to think that they are important. They do not want to receive any trouble from others. So they are afraid to teach that Christ's death on the cross is enough to save us. 13 Even those men who are circumcised do not obey all the Jewish rules. They want to circumcise you so that they can boast about you. They want to show that they have authority over your bodies.
14 But I only want to boast about one thing. That is our Lord Jesus Christ's death on the cross. Because of that, the things that belong to this world have become dead to me. I have also become dead to those things. 15 It does not matter whether anyone has circumcised you or not. The important thing is that God has made you a new person.
6:14Paul means that he has become separate from the things that belong to this world, because Christ's death on the cross has given him a new life.
16 I pray that God will bless everyone who lives by that rule. May God give them peace in their minds and be kind to them. I pray this for all who belong to God's true people.
17 I want to receive no more trouble from anyone after this. The marks on my body show that I am a true servant of Jesus.
18 My Christian friends, I pray that our Lord Jesus Christ will continue to be very kind to you. May he help you in your spirits. Amen.
