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# General Information:
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Here the word "we" 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]])
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# For
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"This is because"
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# by faith, we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness
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Possible meanings are 1) "we are waiting by faith for the hope of righteousness" or 2) "we are waiting for the hope of righteousness that comes by faith."
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# we eagerly wait for the hope of righteousness
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"we are waiting patiently and with excitement for God to put us right with himself forever, and we expect him to do it"
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# neither circumcision nor uncircumcision
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These are metonymy for being a Jew or a non-Jew. AT: "neither being a Jew nor not being a Jew" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# but only faith working through love
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"Rather, God is concerned with our faith in him, which we show by loving others"
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# means anything
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is worthwhile
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# You were running
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"You were practicing what Jesus taught"
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# This persuasion does not come from him who calls you
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"The one who persuades you to do that is not God, the one who calls you"
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# him who calls you
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What he calls them to can be stated clearly. AT: "the one who calls you to be his people" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# persuasion
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To persuade someone is to get that person to change what he believes and so to act differently.
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/holyspirit]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/faith]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/righteous]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/christ]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/uncircumcised]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/run]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/call]]
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