Galatians 5

1 Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.

Stand firm in the liberty with which Christ made us free, and be not again bound fast to the yoke of bondage.

2 Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if ye are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

Behold, I Paul say to you, that if ye are circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing;

3 And I witness again to every man [who is] circumcised, that he is debtor to do the whole law.

yea, I testify again to every one who becometh circumcised, that he is bound to keep the whole Law.

4 Ye are deprived of all profit from the Christ as separated [from him], as many as are justified by law; ye have fallen from grace.

Ye are entirely separated from Christ, who seek to obtain righteousness through the Law; ye have fallen away from grace.

5 For we, by [the] Spirit, on the principle of faith, await the hope of righteousness.

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

6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision has any force, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.

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

7 Ye ran well; who has stopped you that ye should not obey the truth?

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

8 The persuasibleness [is] not of him that calls you.

This persuasion came not from him that called you.

9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

10 I have confidence as to you in [the] Lord, that ye will have no other mind; and he that is troubling you shall bear the guilt [of it], whosoever he may be.

I indeed have confidence in regard to you in the Lord, that ye will be no otherwise minded; but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whoever he may be.

11 But I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why am I yet persecuted? Then the scandal of the cross has been done away.

But as for me, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why do I still suffer persecution? Then hath the cross ceased to be a stumbling-block.

12 I would that they would even cut themselves off who throw you into confusion.

Would that they who unsettle you would quite cut themselves off!

13 For ye have been called to liberty, brethren; only [do] not [turn] liberty into an opportunity to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

For ye, brethren, were called to liberty; only use not your liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by your love serve one another.

14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

For the whole Law is fulfilled in one commandment, even in this “Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.”

15 but if ye bite and devour one another, see that ye are not consumed one of another.

But if ye bite and devour one another, beware lest ye be consumed by one another.

16 But I say, Walk in [the] Spirit, and ye shall no way fulfil flesh's lust.

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye will not fulfill the desires of the flesh.

17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these things are opposed one to the other, that ye should not do those things which ye desire;

For the flesh hath desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these oppose one another, that ye may not do the things that ye would.

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

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

19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are fornication, uncleanness, licentiousness,

Now the works of the flesh are manifest; such as fornication, uncleanness, wantonness,

20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, disputes, schools of opinion,

idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strife, rivalry, outbursts of wrath, cabals, divisions, factions,

21 envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revels, and things like these; as to which I tell you beforehand, even as I also have said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit God's kingdom.

envyings, drunkenness, revelings, and things like these; of which I tell you beforehand, as I also told you in time past, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,

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

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

meekness, temperance; against such things as these there is no law.

24 But they that [are] of the Christ have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts.

And they who belong to Christ Jesus crucified the flesh with the passions and lusts.

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

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

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

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