Passage

Pressure to be circumcised

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

¹²As many as desire to make a good impression in the flesh compel you to be circumcised, just so they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ.

Galatians 6:12World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The writer says some people press for circumcision to avoid persecution over Christ’s cross.

He also accuses them of wanting to boast about the readers’ circumcision while failing to keep the law themselves.

What reason does the writer give for their insistence on circumcision?