Galatians 5:1

Galatians 5:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
• New International Version (NIV)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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Context of Galatians 5:1

For freedom, Christ set us free. Stand firm, then, and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery. 2Take note! I, Paul, am telling you that if you get yourselves circumcised, Christ will not benefit you at all. 3Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to do the entire law.

Galatians 5:1 word by word

τῇ ἐλευθερίᾳ ἡμᾶς Χριστὸς ἠλευθέρωσεν· στήκετε οὖν καὶ μὴ πάλιν ζυγῷ δουλείας ἐνέχεσθε.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Stand fastστήκωstēkō · to standG4739
• thereforeοὖνoun · therefore/thenG3767
• the libertyὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the libertyἐλευθερίαeleutheria · freedomG1657
• wherewithὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• hath madeἐλευθερόωeleutheroō · to set freeG1659
• usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• beἐνέχωenechō · to opposeG1758
• notμήmē · notG3361
• againπάλινpalin · againG3825
• the yokeζυγόςzugos · yoke/scalesG2218
• of bondageδουλείαdouleia · slaveryG1397

Cross-references for Galatians 5:1

• Proverbs 23:23Buy — and do not sell — truth, wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
• 1 Corinthians 15:58Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
• 1 Corinthians 16:13Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be courageous, be strong.
• Ephesians 6:14Stand, therefore, with truth like a belt around your waist, righteousness like armor on your chest,
• Philippians 1:27Just one thing: As citizens of heaven, live your life worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or am absent, I will hear about you that you are standing firm in one spirit, in one accord, contending together for the faith of the gospel,
• 1 Thessalonians 3:8For now we live, if you stand firm in the Lord.
• 2 Thessalonians 2:15So then, brothers and sisters, stand firm and hold to the traditions you were taught, whether by what we said or what we wrote.
• Hebrews 3:6But Christ was faithful as a Son over his household. And we are that household if we hold on to our confidence and the hope in which we boast.
• Hebrews 4:14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens — Jesus the Son of God — let us hold fast to our confession.
• Hebrews 10:23Let us hold on to the confession of our hope without wavering, since he who promised is faithful.
• Jude 1:3Dear friends, although I was eager to write you about the salvation we share, I found it necessary to write, appealing to you to contend for the faith that was delivered to the saints once for all.
• Revelation 2:25Only hold on to what you have until I come.
• Revelation 3:3Remember, then, what you have received and heard; keep it, and repent. If you are not alert, I will come like a thief, and you have no idea at what hour I will come upon you.
• Galatians 5:13For you were called to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love.
• Galatians 2:4This matter arose because some false brothers had infiltrated our ranks to spy on the freedom we have in Christ Jesus in order to enslave us.
• Galatians 3:25But since that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian,

Commentaries on Galatians 5:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1Stand fast therefore in the liberty - This is intimately connected with the preceding chapter: the apostle having said, just before, So then, brethren, we are not children of the bond woman, but of the free, immediately adds, Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free. Hold fast your Christian profession; it brings spiritual liberty: on the contrary, Judaism brings spiritual bondage. Among the Jews, the Messiah's reign was to…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Stand fast, therefore - Be firm and unwavering. This verse properly belongs to the previous chapter, and should not have been separated from it. The sense is, that they were to be firm and unyielding in maintaining the great principles of Christian liberty. They had been freed from the bondage of rites and ceremonies; and they should by no means, and in no form, yield to them again. In the liberty … - Compare John 8:32, John 8:36; Romans 6:18; Notes…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1An earnest exhortation to stand fast in the liberty of the gospel. (1-12) To take heed of indulging a sinful temper. (13-15) And to walk in the Spirit, and not to fulfil the lusts of the flesh: the works of both are described. (16-26) Verses 1-6 Christ will not be the Saviour of any who will not own and rely upon him as their only Saviour. Let us take heed to the warnings and persuasions of the apostle to stedfastness in the doctrine and liberty of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Paul clearly explains his message to the Galatians. He criticizes their unwise behavior and offers a better choice. That choice is freedom. Christ has set us free: Christians are free to live by faith in Christ alone (see Romans 8). do not be encumbered once more (literally do not take on a yoke): A yoke is a heavy wooden bar that joins two farm animals together, like oxen, so they can pull heavy loads. In the Jewish tradition, people used the word "yoke"…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-261. The oldest manuscripts read, "in liberty (so Alford, Moberley, Humphry, and Ellicott. But as there is no Greek for 'in,' as there is in translating in 1Co 16:13; Php 1:27; 4:1, I prefer 'It is FOR freedom that') Christ hath made us free (not in, or for, a state of bondage). Stand fast, therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage" (namely, the law, Ga 4:24; Ac 15:10). On "again," see on Ga 4:9.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Galatians 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings