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Christian Liberty

1 aStand1 fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a byoke of bondage.  
2 Indeed I, Paul, say to you that aif you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing.  
3 And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised athat he is a debtor to keep the whole law.  
4 aYou have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; byou have fallen from grace.  
5 For we through the Spirit eagerly await for the hope of righteousness by faith.  
6 For ain Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but bfaith working through love.  

Love Fulfills the Law

7 You aran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?  
8 This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you.
9 aA little leaven leavens the whole lump.  
10 I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.
11 And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, awhy do I still suffer persecution? Then bthe offense of the cross has ceased.  
12 aI could wish that those bwho trouble you would even cut themselves off!  
13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only ado not use liberty as an bopportunity for the flesh, but cthrough love serve one another.  
14 For aall the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: b“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”  
15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!

Walking in the Spirit

16 I say then: aWalk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.  
17 For athe flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, bso that you do not do the things that you wish.  
18 But aif you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.  
19 Now athe works of the flesh are evident, which are:1 adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,  
20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies,
21 envy,1 murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that athose who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.  
22 But athe fruit of the Spirit is blove, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, cgoodness, dfaithfulness,  
23 1gentleness, self-control. aAgainst such there is no law.  
24 And those who are Christ’s ahave crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.  
25 aIf we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.  
26 aLet us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. 
Verse Comparison: Galatians 5:1

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American Standard Version
For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

Amplified® Bible
IN [this] freedom Christ has made us free [and completely liberated us]; stand fast then, and do not be hampered {and} held ensnared {and} submit again to a yoke of slavery [which you have once put off].

Contemporary English Version
Christ has set us free! This means we are really free. Now hold on to your freedom and don't ever become slaves of the Law again.

Darby English Version
Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.

Good News Bible
Freedom is what we have---Christ has set us free! Stand, then, as free people, and do not allow yourselves to become slaves again.

International Standard Version
Christ has set us free so that we may enjoy the benefits of freedom. So keep on standing firm in it, and stop attaching yourselves to the yoke of slavery again.

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

New American Standard Bible
It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

New International Version
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.

New King James Version
Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For our freedom Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not subject yourself again to a yoke of slavery.

Young's Literal Translation
In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free -- stand ye, and be not held fast again by a yoke of servitude;

New English Translation
For freedom1 Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke2 of slavery.


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