Galatians 5

1 Stand firm, therefore, in the freedom with which Christ has made us free, and be not held fast again in the yoke of bondage.

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

2 Behold, I Paul say to you, that if you be circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.

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

3 I testify indeed again to every man that is circumcised, that he is bound to do the whole law.

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

4 You that are justified by law, have withdrawn from Christ: you have fallen from grace.

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

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

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

6 For, in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith that works by love.

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

7 You were running well; who kept you back from obedience to the truth?

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

8 This readiness to be persuaded is not from him that calls you.

This persuasion is not from him who calls you.

9 A little leaven leavens the whole mass.

A little yeast grows through the whole lump.

10 I have confidence in you through the Lord, that you will cultivate no other disposition: but he that troubles you, who ever he may be, shall bear his condemnation.

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.

11 But, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why am I yet persecuted? Then, the offense of the cross has ceased.

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

12 that those who trouble you would even cut themselves off!

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

13 For you have been called to freedom, brethren: only use not your freedom as an occasion for the flesh, but become servants to one another, through love.

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.

14 For all the law is fulfilled in one commandment, in this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.

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

15 But if you bite and devour one another, take heed lest you be utterly destroyed by one another.

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

16 I say this: Walk in the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh.

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

17 For the desire of the flesh is against the Spirit, and the desire of the Spirit is against flesh; and these are opposed, the one to the other, so that you can not do what you would.

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.

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

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

19 Now the works of the flesh are well known, and they are these―lewdness, uncleanness, wantonness,

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

20 idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strifes, jealousies, anger, party-spirit, divisions, sects,

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

21 envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; with respect to which, I tell you now, as I also told you in times past, that those who practice such things shall riot inherit the kingdom of God.

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.

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faithfulness,

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

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

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

24 Now those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

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

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

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

26 Let us not be vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

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