Galatians 5

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

Stand fast, and be not held again under the yoke of bondage.

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

Behold, I Paul tell you, that if you be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

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

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

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

You are made void of Christ, you who are justified in the law: you are fallen from grace.

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

For we in spirit, by faith, wait for the hope of justice.

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

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision: but faith that worketh by charity.

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

You did run well, who hath hindered you, that you should not obey the truth?

8 This persuasion came not from him that called you.

This persuasion is not from him that calleth you.

9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

A little leaven corrupteth the whole lump.

10 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.

I have confidence in you in the Lord: that you will not be of another mind: but he that troubleth you, shall bear the judgment, whosoever he be.

11 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.

And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? Then is the scandal of the cross made void.

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

I would they were even cut off, who trouble you.

13 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.

For you, brethren, have been called unto liberty: only make not liberty an occasion to the flesh, but by charity of the spirit serve one another.

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

For all the law is fulfilled in one word: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

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

But if you bite and devour one another; take heed you be not consumed one of another.

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

I say then, walk in the spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lusts of the flesh.

17 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.

For the flesh lusteth against the spirit: and the spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary one to another: so that you do not the things that you would.

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

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

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

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are fornication, uncleanness, immodesty, luxury,

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

Idolatry, witchcrafts, enmities, contentions, emulations, wraths, quarrels, dissensions, sects,

21 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.

Envies, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like. Of the which I foretell you, as I have foretold to you, that they who do such things shall not obtain the kingdom of God.

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

But the fruit of the Spirit is, charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity,

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

Mildness, faith, modesty, continency, chastity. Against such there is no law.

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

And they that are Christ’s, have crucified their flesh, with the vices and concupiscences.

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 vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.

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