6:12 Those who want to make a good showing in external matters ¹  are trying to force you to be circumcised. They do so ²  only to avoid being persecuted ³  for the cross of Christ. 6:13 For those who are circumcised do not obey the law themselves, but they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast about your flesh. ⁴  6:14 But may I never boast except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which ⁵  the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. 6:15 For ⁶  neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for ⁷  anything; the only thing that matters is a new creation! ⁸  6:16 And all who will behave ⁹  in accordance with this rule, peace and mercy be on them, and on the Israel of God. ¹⁰