Galatians 5

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

Stand fast therefore in the freedom for which Christ has set us free, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

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

Behold, I, Paul, say to you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.

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

I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to keep the entire law.

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

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

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

For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly await the hope of righteousness.

6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love.

For in Christ Jesus neither does circumcision have any significance, nor uncircumcision, but what matters is faith working through love.

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

You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?

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

This persuasion does not come from him who calls you.

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

A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

10 I 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.

I have confidence in you in the Lord that you will adopt no other mindset. But the one who is troubling you will bear his judgment, whoever he may be.

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

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

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

Oh that those who are unsettling you would cut themselves off!

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

You were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another in love.

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

For the entire law is fulfilled in this one commandment: “Yoʋ shall love yoʋr neighbor as yoʋrself.”

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

But if you bite and devour one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.

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

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

17 For 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.

For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is contrary to the flesh. These are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the very things you want to do.

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

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

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

Now the works of the flesh are obvious: adultery, fornication, impurity, sensuality,

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

idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, quarrels, jealousies, fits of rage, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions,

21 and 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.

envy, murder, drunkenness, revelries, and the like. I warn you, just as I warned you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

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

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

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

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

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

Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

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

Since we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.

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

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