The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Galatians

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- Chapter 5 -

In the freedom, then, with which Christ made you free—stand, and do not be held fast again by a yoke of servitude.

Behold! I, Paul, say to you, that if you are [to be] circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing;

and I testify again to every man circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law;

you were voided from the Christ, you who are declared righteous in law; you fell away from grace;

for we by the Spirit, by faith, wait for a hope of righteousness,

for in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.

You were running well; who hindered you [so as] not to obey the truth?

The persuasion [is] not of Him who is calling you!

A little leaven leavens the whole lump;

I have confidence in regard to you in the LORD that you will not be otherwise minded; and he who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.

And I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling-block of the Cross has been done away [with];

O that even they would cut themselves off who are unsettling you!

For you were called to freedom, brothers, only the freedom [is] not for an occasion to the flesh, but serve one another through the love,

for all the Law is fulfilled in one word—in this: “You will love your neighbor as yourself”;

and if you bite and devour one another, see that you may not be consumed by one another.

Walking by the Spirit

(Ezekiel 36:16–38; Romans 8:9–11)

And I say, walk in the Spirit, and you may not fulfill the desire of the flesh;

for the flesh desires contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit contrary to the flesh, and these are opposed to one another, that the things that you may will—these you may not do;

and if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under law.

And the works of the flesh are also evident, which are: adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, licentiousness,

idolatry, witchcraft, enmities, strife, jealousy, wraths, rivalries, dissensions, sects,

envyings, murders, drunkenness, reveling, and such like, of which I tell you before, as I also said before, that those doing such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

And the fruit of the Spirit is: love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

meekness, [and] self-control. Against such there is no law;

and those who are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the affections and the desires;

if we may live in the Spirit, we may also walk in the Spirit;

let us not become vainglorious—provoking one another, envying one another!

Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Behold, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.

Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace.

For we through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision amounts to anything, but faith working through love.

You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not obey the truth?

This persuasion is not from him who calls you.

A little yeast grows through the whole lump.

I have confidence toward you in the Lord that you will think no other way. But he who troubles you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.

But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been removed.

I wish that those who disturb you would cut themselves off.

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”(a)

But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don’t consume one another.

Walking by the Spirit

(Ezekiel 36:16–38; Romans 8:9–11)

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh.

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,

idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,

envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,(b)

gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.

If we live by the Spirit, let’s also walk by the Spirit.

Let’s not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another.

Footnotes

(a)5:14 ℘ Leviticus 19:18

(b)5:22 or, faithfulness