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Galatians 5:12

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12I wish the people who are bothering you would castrate n themselves!

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  1. ncastrate To cut off part of the male sex organ. Paul uses this word because it is similar to “circumcision.” Paul wanted to show that he is very upset with the false teachers.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

I wish those who unsettle you would emasculate themselves!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

I wish those who are disturbing you might also let themselves be mutilated!

NLTNew Living Translation

I just wish that those troublemakers who want to mutilate you by circumcision would mutilate themselves.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

I wish that the ones who are disturbing you would also castrate themselves!

KJV 1900King James Version

I would they were even cut off which trouble you.