Galatians 5

1 Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Messiah has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

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

2 Listen, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Messiah will profit you nothing.

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

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

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

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

Christ is become nothing to you, whosoever of you are seeking to be justified by the law: ye are fallen from the grace of the gospel.

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

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

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

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

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

Ye did run well: who hindered you from obeying the truth?

8 This persuasion is not from him who calls you.

This persuasion came not from him that called you: but a little leaven leaveneth the whole mass.

9 A little yeast grows through the whole lump.

I have confidence in you however through the Lord,

10 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.

that ye will not think otherwise: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgement, whosoever he be.

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

And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted by the Jews? for then the offence of the cross is ceased.

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

I wish they were even cut off from your communion, that make such disturbance amongst you.

13 For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only do not use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only abuse not this liberty for an occasion to indulge the flesh, but by mutual love serve one another.

14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You are to love your neighbor as yourself."

For all the law is fulfilled in one precept, even in this, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

15 But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you do not consume one another.

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not destroyed by one another.

16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.

I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye will not fulfil the desire of the flesh:

17 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.

for the flesh desireth things contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit things contrary to the flesh: and these are opposite to each other; so that ye do not those things which ye would.

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

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

19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,

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

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

lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft, enmities, strifes, emulations, animosities, contentions, divisions,

21 envyings, 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 the Kingdom of God.

heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and the like: of which I forewarn you, as I have also told you before, that they who practise such things shall 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, long-suffering,

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

gentleness, goodness, fidelity, meekness, temperance: against such things there is no law.

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

And they, that are Christ's, have crucified the flesh with it's passions and desires.

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

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

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

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