Berean Standard Bible

Galatians 5

1It isforτῇtēaG3588freedomἐλευθερίᾳeleutheriaG1657thatChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547has set us freeἠλευθέρωσεν·ēleutherōsenG1659 G1473.Stand firmστήκετεstēketeG4739,thenοὖνounG3767,andκαὶkaiG2532do notμὴmēG3361be encumberedἐνέχεσθε.¶enechestheG1758once moreπάλινpalinG3825by a yokeζυγῷzugōG2218of slaveryδουλείαςdouleiasG1397.

2Take noticeG2400:IἐγὼegōG1473,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754ifἐὰνeanG1437you let yourselves be circumcisedπεριτέμνησθε,peritemnēstheG4059,ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547will be of no valueοὐδὲν ὠφελήσει·ouden ōphelēseiG5623 G3762to you at allὑμᾶςhumasG4771.

3Againδὲ πάλινde palinG1161 G3825I testifyμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143to everyπαντὶpantiG3956manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444who gets himself circumcisedπεριτεμνομένῳperitemnomenōG4059thatὅτιhotiG3754he isἐστὶνestinG1510obligatedὀφειλέτηςopheiletēsG3781to obeyποιῆσαι.poiēsaiG4160theτὸνtonG3588wholeὅλονholonG3650lawνόμονnomonG3551.

4You whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748are trying to be justifiedδικαιοῦσθε,dikaioustheG1344byἐνenG1722thelawνόμῳnomōG3551have been severedκατηργήθητεkatērgēthēteG2673fromἀπὸapoG575ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547;you have fallen awayἐξεπέσατε.exepesateG1601fromτῆςtēsG3588graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485.

5ButγὰρgarG1063byἐκekG1537faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102weG1473eagerly awaitἀπεκδεχόμεθα.apekdechomethaG553through the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151thehopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343.

6ForγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424neitherοὔτεouteG3777circumcisionπεριτομήperitomēG4061norοὔτεouteG3777uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203has any valueτι ἰσχύειti ischueiG2480 G5100.What matters isἀλλὰallaG235faithπίστιςpistisG4102expressing itselfἐνεργουμένη.energoumenēG1754throughδι᾽di᾽G1223loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26.

7You were runningἐτρέχετεetrecheteG5143so wellκαλῶς·kalōsG2573.WhoτίςtisG5101has obstructedἐνέκοψενenekopsenG1465youὑμᾶςhumasG4771from obeyingμὴ πείθεσθαι;mē peithesthaiG3361 G3982theτῇtēaG3588truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225?

8SuchἡhēG3588persuasionπεισμονὴpeismonēG3988doesnotοὐκoukG3756comefromἐκekG1537theτοῦtouG3588Onewho callsκαλοῦντοςkalountosG2564youὑμᾶς.humasG4771.

9A littleμικρὰmikraG3398leavenζύμηzumēG2219works throughζυμοῖ.zumoiG2220theτὸtoG3588wholeὅλονholonG3650batchφύραμαphuramaG5445of dough.

10IἐγὼegōG1473am confidentπέποιθαpepoithaG3982inἐνenG1722theLordκυρίῳkuriōG2962thatὅτιhotiG3754εἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771will take no other viewοὐδὲν ἄλλο φρονήσετε·ouden allo phronēseteG5426 G3762 G243δὲdeG1161.TheὁhoG3588one who istroublingταράσσωνtarassōnG5015youὑμᾶςhumasG4771will bearβαστάσειbastaseiG941theτὸtoG3588judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917,whoeverὅστις ἐὰνhostis eanG3748 G1437he may beᾖ.¶ēG1510.

11Nowδέ,deG1161,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,ifεἰeiG1487IἘγὼEgōG1473am stillἔτιetiG2089preachingκηρύσσω,kērussōG2784circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061,whyτίtiG5101am I still being persecutedἔτι διώκομαι;eti diōkomaiG2089 G1377?In that caseἄραaraG686theτὸtoG3588offenseσκάνδαλονskandalonG4625of theτοῦtouG3588crossσταυροῦ.staurouG4716has been abolishedκατήργηταιkatērgētaiG2673.

12As for those whoοἱhoiG3588are agitatingἀναστατοῦντεςanastatountesG387youὑμᾶς.humasG4771,I wishὄφελονophelonG3785they would proceed to emasculate themselvesκαὶ ἀποκόψονταιkai apokopsontaiG2532 G609!

13ForγὰρgarG1063youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,brothersἀδελφοί·adelphoiG80,were calledἐκλήθητε,eklēthēteG2564toἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909freedomἐλευθερίᾳeleutheriaG1657;butG3440donotμὴmēG3361use yourτὴνtēnG3588freedomἐλευθερίανeleutherianG1657asεἰςeisG1519an opportunityἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874for theτῇtēaG3588fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561.RatherἀλλὰallaG235,serveδουλεύετεdouleueteG1398one anotherἀλλήλοις.allēloisG240inδιὰdiaG1223τῆςtēsG3588loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26.

14γὰρgarG1063TheὁhoG3588entireπᾶςpasG3956lawνόμοςnomosG3551is fulfilledπεπλήρωται,peplērōtaiG4137inG1722τῷtōG3588a singleἑνὶheniG1520decreeλόγῳlogōG3056: “LoveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25yourG4771τὸνtonG3588neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139asὡςhōsG5613yourselfG4572.”

15ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487you keep on bitingδάκνετεdakneteG1143andκαὶkaiG2532devouringκατεσθίετε,katesthieteG2719one anotherἀλλήλουςallēlousG240,watch outβλέπετεblepeteG991, orμὴmēG3361you will be consumedἀναλωθῆτε.¶analōthēteG355byὑπ᾽hup᾽G5259one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240.

Walking by the Spirit

(Ezekiel 36:16–38; Romans 8:9–11)

16Soδέ,deG1161I sayΛέγωLegōG3004,walkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043by the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532you will not gratifyοὐ μὴ τελέσητε.ou mē telesēteG3756 G3361 G5055thedesiresἐπιθυμίανepithumianG1939of thefleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561.

17ForγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588fleshσὰρξsarxG4561cravesἐπιθυμεῖepithumeiG1937what is contraryκατὰkataG2596to theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,andδὲdeG1161theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151what is contraryκατὰkataG2596to theτῆςtēsG3588fleshσαρκός·sarkosG4561γὰρgarG1063. TheyταῦταtautaG3778are opposedἀντίκειται,antikeitaiG480to each otherἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240,so thatἵναinaG2443you do not doμὴ ποιῆτε.mē poiēteG3361 G4160whatἃ ταῦταha tautaG3778 G3739you wantἐὰν θέλητε,ean thelēteG1437 G2309.

18ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487you are led byἄγεσθε,agestheG71theSpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,you areἐστὲesteG1510notοὐκoukG3756underὑπὸhupoG5259thelawνόμον.nomonG3551.

19δέdeG1161TheτὰtaG3588actsἔργαergaG2041of theτῆςtēsG3588fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561areἐστινestinG1510obviousφανερὰphaneraG5318ἅτινάhatinaG3748ἐστινestinG1510:sexual immoralityπορνεία,porneiaG4202,impurityἀκαθαρσία,akatharsiaG167, anddebaucheryἀσέλγεια,aselgeiaG766;

20idolatryεἰδωλολατρία,eidōlolatriaG1495andsorceryφαρμακεία,pharmakeiaG5331;hatredἔχθραι,echthraiG2189,discordἔρις,erisG2054,jealousyζῆλος,zēlosG2205, andrageθυμοί,thumoiG2372;rivalriesἐριθεῖαι,eritheiaiG2052,divisionsδιχοστασίαι,dichostasiaiG1370,factionsαἱρέσεις,haireseisG139,

21andenvyφθόνοι,phthonoiG5355;drunkennessμέθαι,methaiG3178,orgiesκῶμοι,kōmoiG2970,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588likeὅμοια τούτοις·homoia toutoisG3664 G3778ἃhaG3739.I warnG4302youὑμῖνhuminG4771,asκαθὼςkathōsG2531I did beforeG4302,thatὅτιhotiG3754thoseοἱhoiG3588who practiceπράσσοντεςprassontesG4238suchτὰtaG3588thingsτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108will not inheritοὐ κληρονομήσουσιν.ou klēronomēsousinG3756 G2816thekingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

22ButδὲdeG1161theὁhoG3588fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590of theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματόςpneumatosG4151isἐστινestinG1510loveἀγάπη,agapēG26,joyχαρά,charaG5479,peaceεἰρήνη,eirēnēG1515,patienceμακροθυμία,makrothumiaG3115,kindnessχρηστότης,chrēstotēsG5544,goodnessἀγαθωσύνη,agathōsunēG19,faithfulnessπίστις,pistisG4102,

23gentlenessπραΰτης,prautēsG4240, andself-controlἐγκράτεια·egkrateiaG1466.AgainstκατὰkataG2596suchτοιούτωνtoioutōnG5108thingsτῶνtōnG3588there isἔστινestinG1510noοὐκoukG3756lawνόμος.nomosG3551.

24δὲdeG1161ThoseοἱhoiG3588whoτοῦtouG3588belong toChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424have crucifiedἐσταύρωσανestaurōsanG4717theτὴνtēnG3588fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561withσὺνsunG4862itsτοῖςtoisG3588passionsπαθήμασινpathēmasinG3804andκαὶkaiG2532ταῖςtaisG3588desiresἐπιθυμίαις.epithumiaisG1939.

25SinceεἰeiG1487we liveζῶμενzōmenG2198by the Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,let us walk in stepκαὶ στοιχῶμεν.kai stoichōmenG2532 G4748with the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.

26Let us not becomeμὴ γινώμεθαmē ginōmethaG3361 G1096conceitedκενόδοξοι,kenodoxoiG2755,provokingπροκαλούμενοι,prokaloumenoiG4292ἀλλήλουςallēlousG240andenvyingφθονοῦντες.¶phthonountesG5354one anotherἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240.

Walking by the Spirit

(Ezekiel 36:16–38; Romans 8:9–11)

Commentaries on Galatians 5