Galatians 5

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

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

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

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

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

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

4 You who are seeking to be justified by the law are alienated from Christ; 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 through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly await the hope of righteousness.

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

6 For in Christ Jesus neither does circumcision have any significance, nor uncircumcision, but what matters is 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 hindered you from obeying the truth?

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

8 This persuasion does not come 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 leaven leavens the whole lump.

I have confidence in you however through the Lord,

10 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.

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

16 I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will certainly not gratify 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 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.

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: adultery, fornication, impurity, sensuality,

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

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

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

21 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.

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

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

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