Galatians

Freedom in Christ

1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.

2Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.

3Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.

4You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

5But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.

6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.

7You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?

8Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you.

9A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.

10I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.

11Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.

12As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!

13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.

14The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

15But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.

Walking by the Spirit

16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

17For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.

18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;

20idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,

21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

23gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

25Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.

26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.

1For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

2Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.

3Yea, I testify again to every man that receiveth circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

4Ye are severed from Christ, ye who would be justified by the law; ye are fallen away from grace.

5For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.

6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.

7Ye were running well; who hindered you that ye should not obey the truth?

8This persuasion came not of him that calleth you.

9A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

10I have confidence to you-ward in the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

11But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away.

12I would that they that unsettle you would even go beyond circumcision.

13For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

14For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

15But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

16But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

17For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the things that ye would.

18But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

20idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties,

21envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

23meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.

24And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof.

25If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk.

26Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one another.