Galatians 5
1 Christ having made us gloriously free--stand fast and do not again be hampered with the yoke of slavery.
τη ελευθερια ουν η χριστος ημας ηλευθερωσεν στηκετε και μη παλιν ζυγω δουλειας ενεχεσθε
2 Remember that it is I Paul who tell you that if you receive circumcision Christ will avail you nothing.
ιδε εγω παυλος λεγω υμιν οτι εαν περιτεμνησθε χριστος υμας ουδεν ωφελησει
3 I once more protest to every man who receives circumcision that he is under obligation to obey the whole Law of Moses.
μαρτυρομαι δε παλιν παντι ανθρωπω περιτεμνομενω οτι οφειλετης εστιν ολον τον νομον ποιησαι
4 Christ has become nothing to any of you who are seeking acceptance with God through the Law: you have fallen away from grace.
κατηργηθητε απο του χριστου οιτινες εν νομω δικαιουσθε της χαριτος εξεπεσατε
5 We have not, for through the Spirit we wait with longing hope for an acceptance with God which is to come through faith.
ημεις γαρ πνευματι εκ πιστεως ελπιδα δικαιοσυνης απεκδεχομεθα
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision is of any importance; but only faith working through love.
εν γαρ χριστω ιησου ουτε περιτομη τι ισχυει ουτε ακροβυστια αλλα πιστις δι αγαπης ενεργουμενη
7 You were running the race nobly! Who has interfered and caused you to swerve from the truth?
ετρεχετε καλως τις υμας ανεκοψεν τη αληθεια μη πειθεσθαι
8 No such teaching ever proceeded from Him who is calling you.
η πεισμονη ουκ εκ του καλουντος υμας
9 A little yeast corrupts the whole of the dough.
μικρα ζυμη ολον το φυραμα ζυμοι
10 For my part I have strong confidence in you in the Lord that you will adopt my view of the matter. But the man--be he who he may--who is troubling you, will have to bear the full weight of the judgement to be pronounced on him.
εγω πεποιθα εις υμας εν κυριω οτι ουδεν αλλο φρονησετε ο δε ταρασσων υμας βαστασει το κριμα οστις αν η
11 As for me, brethren, if I am still a preacher of circumcision, how is it that I am still suffering persecution? In that case the Cross has ceased to be a stumbling-block!
εγω δε αδελφοι ει περιτομην ετι κηρυσσω τι ετι διωκομαι αρα κατηργηται το σκανδαλον του σταυρου
12 Would to God that those who are unsettling your faith would even mutilate themselves.
οφελον και αποκοψονται οι αναστατουντες υμας
13 You however, brethren, were called to freedom. Only do not turn your freedom into an excuse for giving way to your lower natures; but become bondservants to one another in a spirit of love.
υμεις γαρ επ ελευθερια εκληθητε αδελφοι μονον μη την ελευθεριαν εις αφορμην τη σαρκι αλλα δια της αγαπης δουλευετε αλληλοις
14 For the entire Law has been obeyed when you have kept the single precept, which says, "You are to love your fellow man equally with yourself."
ο γαρ πας νομος εν ενι λογω πληρουται εν τω αγαπησεις τον πλησιον σου ως εαυτον
15 But if you are perpetually snarling and snapping at one another, beware lest you are destroyed by one another.
ει δε αλληλους δακνετε και κατεσθιετε βλεπετε μη υπο αλληλων αναλωθητε
16 This then is what I mean. Let your lives be guided by the Spirit, and then you will certainly not indulge the cravings of your lower natures.
λεγω δε πνευματι περιπατειτε και επιθυμιαν σαρκος ου μη τελεσητε
17 For the cravings of the lower nature are opposed to those of the Spirit, and the cravings of the Spirit are opposed to those of the lower nature; because these are antagonistic to each other, so that you cannot do everything to which you are inclined.
η γαρ σαρξ επιθυμει κατα του πνευματος το δε πνευμα κατα της σαρκος ταυτα δε αντικειται αλληλοις ινα μη α αν θελητε ταυτα ποιητε
18 But if the Spirit is leading you, you are not subject to Law.
ει δε πνευματι αγεσθε ουκ εστε υπο νομον
19 Now you know full well the doings of our lower natures. Fornication, impurity, indecency, idol-worship, sorcery;
φανερα δε εστιν τα εργα της σαρκος ατινα εστιν μοιχεια πορνεια ακαθαρσια ασελγεια
20 enmity, strife, jealousy, outbursts of passion, intrigues, dissensions, factions, envyings;
ειδωλολατρεια φαρμακεια εχθραι ερεις ζηλοι θυμοι εριθειαι διχοστασιαι αιρεσεις
21 hard drinking, riotous feasting, and the like. And as to these I forewarn you, as I have already forewarned you, that those who are guilty of such things will have no share in the Kingdom of God.
φθονοι φονοι μεθαι κωμοι και τα ομοια τουτοις α προλεγω υμιν καθως και προειπον οτι οι τα τοιαυτα πρασσοντες βασιλειαν θεου ου κληρονομησουσιν
22 The Spirit, on the other hand, brings a harvest of love, joy, peace; patience towards others, kindness, benevolence;
ο δε καρπος του πνευματος εστιν αγαπη χαρα ειρηνη μακροθυμια χρηστοτης αγαθωσυνη πιστις
23 good faith, meekness, self-restraint.
πραοτης εγκρατεια κατα των τοιουτων ουκ εστιν νομος
24 Against such things as these there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their lower nature with its passions and appetites.
οι δε του χριστου την σαρκα εσταυρωσαν συν τοις παθημασιν και ταις επιθυμιαις
25 If we are living by the Spirit's power, let our conduct also be governed by the Spirit's power.
ει ζωμεν πνευματι πνευματι και στοιχωμεν
26 Let us not become vain-glorious, challenging one another, envying one another.
μη γινωμεθα κενοδοξοι αλληλους προκαλουμενοι αλληλοις φθονουντες
