NEW TESTAMENT

Galatians 5:6

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

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Verse 5–6. We in spirit hope for true justice by faith in Christ; yet not by faith only, but by faith working by charity. Witham.—Here note with Saint Augustine, that faith is not to be idle, but working or doing good works in charity: wherefore not faith alone. De opere et fide. c. xiv.

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