King James Bible
"I would they were even cut off which trouble you."
Paul expresses his intense frustration with the Judaizers who insisted on circumcision, using a shocking wordplay that suggests they should go beyond circumcision to castration. This harsh rhetoric reflects the severity of the threat these false teachers posed to the gospel of grace. The agitators were disturbing the Galatian churches by undermining Paul's teaching and creating division. Their troubling influence threatened to enslave believers to legalistic requirements, prompting Paul's vehement response to protect the freedom found in Christ.