Galatians 5

1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Stand fast, therefore, in the liberty with which the Messiah hath made us free; and be not subjected again to the yoke of bondage.

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

Behold, I Paul say to you, That if ye become circumcised, the Messiah is of no advantage to you.

3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

And again, I testify to every one who becometh circumcised, that he is bound to fulfill the whole law.

4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

Ye have renounced the Messiah, ye who seek justification by the law: and ye have apostatized from grace.

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

For we, through the Spirit, which is from faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness.

6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

For, in the Messiah Jesus, circumcision is nothing, neither is uncircumcision, but the faith that is perfected by love.

7 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

Ye did run well: who hath interrupted you, that ye acquiesce not in the truth?

8 This persuasion [cometh] not of him that calleth you.

The bias of your mind is not from him who called you.

9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

A little leaven leaveneth the whole mass.

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

I confide in you through our Lord, that ye will entertain no other thoughts. And he that disquieteth you, shall bear his judgment, whoever he may be.

11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

And I, my brethren, if I still preached circumcision, why should I suffer persecution? Hath the offensiveness of the cross ceased?

12 I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

But I would, that they who disquiet you, were actually cut off.

13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

And ye, my brethren, have been called into liberty: only let not your liberty be an occasion to the flesh; but, by love, be ye servants to each other.

14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, [even] in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

For the whole law is fulfilled in one sentence; in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

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

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

16 [This] I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

And I say: Walk ye in the Spirit; and never follow the cravings of the flesh.

17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

For the flesh craveth that which is repugnant to the Spirit; and the Spirit craveth that which is repugnant to the flesh: and the two are the opposites of each other, so that ye do not that which ye desire.

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

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

19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

For the works of the flesh are known, which are whoredom, impurity, lasciviousness,

20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

idol-worship, magic, malice, contention, rivalry, wrath, strife, divisions, discords,

21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

envy, murder, drunkenness, revelling, and all the like things. And they who perpetrate these things, as I have before told you, and also now tell you, do not inherit the kingdom of God.

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

But the fruits of the Spirit are, love, joy, peace, long suffering, suavity, kindness, fidelity, modesty, patience.

23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Against these there standeth no law.

24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

And they who are of the Messiah, have crucified their flesh, with all its passions and its cravings.

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

Let us therefore live in the Spirit; and let us press on after the Spirit.

26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

And let us not be vain-glorious, despising one another, and envying one another.