Galatians 5
Christ Set Us Free
51,aIt was for freedom that Christ set us free. Therefore, bstand firm and do not be subject again to a cyoke of slavery.
2Behold I, aPaul, say to you that if you receive bcircumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you. 3And I atestify again to every man who receives bcircumcision, that he is under obligation to ckeep the whole Law. 4You have been 1severed from Christ, you who are being justified by law; you have afallen from grace! 5For we 1through the Spirit, 2by faith, are aeagerly waiting for the hope of righteousness. 6For in aChrist Jesus bneither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but cfaith working through love.
7You were arunning well; who hindered you from 1obeying the truth? 8This persuasion is not from aHim who calls you. 9aA little leaven leavens the whole lump. 10aI have confidence 1in you in the Lord that you bwill adopt no other view. But the one who is cdisturbing you will bear his judgment, whoever he is. 11But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still apersecuted? Then bthe stumbling block of the cross would have been abolished. 12I wish that athose who are upsetting you would even 1,bmutilate themselves.
13For you were called to afreedom, brothers; bonly do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love cserve one another. 14For athe whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “bYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15But if you abite and devour one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.
Walk by the Spirit
16But I say, awalk by the Spirit and you will not carry out bthe desire of the flesh. 17For athe flesh 1sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, bso that you do not do the things that you want. 18But if you are aled by the Spirit, byou are not under the Law. 19Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: asexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20idolatry, asorcery, enmities, bstrife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, cselfish ambition, dissensions, 1,dfactions, 21envying, adrunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not binherit the kingdom of God. 22But athe fruit of the Spirit is blove, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness, aself-control. Against such things bthere is no law. 24Now those who 1belong to aChrist Jesus bcrucified the flesh with its passions and cdesires.