## For ##

"This is because." This verse gives the reason for "you are alienated from Christ … you have fallen away from grace" in verse 4.

## by faith we are waiting for the confidence of righteousness ##

This can mean 1) "we are waiting by faith for the confidence of righteousness" or 2) "we are waiting for the confidence of righteousness that comes by faith"

## we ##

This refers to Paul and those who oppose the circumcision of Christians. He is probably including the Galatians. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-inclusive]])

## are waiting ##

expectantly, excitedly, patiently

## confidence of righteousness ##

"we are confident that God will declare us righteous"

## neither circumcision nor uncircumcision ##

metonymy for being a Jew or a non-Jew (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## but instead only faith working through love ##

"but instead of that, God is concerned with our faith in God, which is demonstrated by loving others"

## You were running ##

"You were practicing what Jesus taught"

## The persuasion to do that is not from him who calls you ##

"The one who persuades you to do that is not God, the one who calls you" to be his people

## persuasion ##

To persuade someone is to get that person to change what he believes to be true and so to act differently.