1It was for freedomἐλευθερίᾳeleutheriaG1657that ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547setἠλευθέρωσεν·ēleutherōsenG1659us freeG1659;thereforeοὖνounG3767keep standingστήκετεstēketeG4739firmG4739and do not be subjectἐνέχεσθε.¶enechestheG1758againπάλινpalinG3825to ayokeζυγῷzugōG2218of slaveryδουλείαςdouleiasG1397.
2BeholdἼδεIdeG2396I,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that ifἐὰνeanG1437you receiveG4059circumcisionG4059,ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547will be of noοὐδὲνoudenG3762benefitὠφελήσει·ōphelēseiG5623to you.
3And ItestifyμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143againπάλινpalinG3825to everyπαντὶpantiG3956manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444who receivesG4059circumcisionG4059,that he is underG3781obligationG3781tokeepποιῆσαι.poiēsaiG4160the wholeὅλονholonG3650LawνόμονnomonG3551.
4You have been severedκατηργήθητεkatērgēthēteG2673from ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,you whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748are seeking to be justifiedδικαιοῦσθε,dikaioustheG1344by lawνόμῳnomōG3551; you havefallenἐξεπέσατε.exepesateG1601from graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485.
5For wethrough the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,by faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102, arewaitingἀπεκδεχόμεθα.apekdechomethaG553for the hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343.
7You wererunningἐτρέχετεetrecheteG5143wellκαλῶς·kalōsG2573;whoτίςtisG5101hinderedἐνέκοψενenekopsenG1465you from obeyingπείθεσθαι;peithesthaiG3982the truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225?
8ThisG3588persuasionπεισμονὴpeismonēG3988did not come fromHim who callsκαλοῦντοςkalountosG2564you.
10I haveG3982confidenceG3982in you in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962that youwill adoptG5426noοὐδὲνoudenG3762otherἄλλοalloG243viewG5426; but the one who isdisturbingταράσσωνtarassōnG5015you will bearβαστάσειbastaseiG941his judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917,whoeverὅστις ἐὰνhostis eanG3748G1437he is.
11But I, brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,ifεἰeiG1487I stillἔτιetiG2089preachκηρύσσω,kērussōG2784circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061,whyτίtiG5101am I stillἔτιetiG2089persecutedδιώκομαι;diōkomaiG1377?ThenἄραaraG686the stumblingG4625blockG4625of the crossσταυροῦ.staurouG4716has been abolishedκατήργηταιkatērgētaiG2673.
12I wishὄφελονophelonG3785thatthoseοἱhoiG3588who are troublingἀναστατοῦντεςanastatountesG387you would evenκαὶkaiG2532mutilateἀποκόψονταιapokopsontaiG609themselves.
13For you were calledἐκλήθητε,eklēthēteG2564tofreedomἐλευθερίᾳeleutheriaG1657,brethrenἀδελφοί·adelphoiG80;onlyG3440do not turnyour freedomἐλευθερίανeleutherianG1657into an opportunityἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874for the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,but throughδιὰdiaG1223loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26serveδουλεύετεdouleueteG1398oneἀλλήλοις.allēloisG240anotherG240.
14Forthe wholeπᾶςpasG3956LawνόμοςnomosG3551is fulfilledπεπλήρωται,peplērōtaiG4137in oneἑνὶheniG1520wordλόγῳlogōG3056, in the statement, “You shall loveἀγαπήσειςagapēseisG25your neighborπλησίονplēsionG4139as yourselfG4572.”
15But ifεἰeiG1487youbiteδάκνετεdakneteG1143and devourκατεσθίετε,katesthieteG2719oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,takeβλέπετεblepeteG991careG991that you are not consumedἀναλωθῆτε.¶analōthēteG355by oneἀλλήλωνallēlōnG240anotherG240.
16But I sayΛέγωLegōG3004,walkπεριπατεῖτεperipateiteG4043by the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,and you will not carryτελέσητε.telesēteG5055outthe desireἐπιθυμίανepithumianG1939of the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561.
17Forthe fleshσὰρξsarxG4561setsG1937its desireG1937againstκατὰkataG2596the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,and the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151againstκατὰkataG2596the fleshσαρκός·sarkosG4561;for theseG3778are in oppositionἀντίκειται,antikeitaiG480to oneἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240anotherG240,soἵναinaG2443that you may not doποιῆτε.poiēteG4160the things that youpleaseθέλητε,thelēteG2309.
18But ifεἰeiG1487you areledἄγεσθε,agestheG71by the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,you are not underὑπὸhupoG5259the Lawνόμον.nomonG3551.
19NowδέdeG1161the deedsἔργαergaG2041of the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561are evidentφανερὰphaneraG5318,whichἅτινάhatinaG3748are:immoralityπορνεία,porneiaG4202,impurityἀκαθαρσία,akatharsiaG167,sensualityἀσέλγεια,aselgeiaG766,
21envyingφθόνοι,phthonoiG5355,drunkennessμέθαι,methaiG3178,carousingκῶμοι,kōmoiG2970,and things likeὅμοιαhomoiaG3664theseτούτοις·toutoisG3778,of whichἃhaG3739I forewarnπρολέγωprolegōG4302you, justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as I have forewarnedG4275you, that thoseG3588who practiceπράσσοντεςprassontesG4238suchG5108thingsτοιαῦταtoiautaG5108will notinheritκληρονομήσουσιν.klēronomēsousinG2816the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
22Butthe fruitκαρπὸςkarposG2590of the SpiritπνεύματόςpneumatosG4151isloveἀγάπη,agapēG26,joyχαρά,charaG5479,peaceεἰρήνη,eirēnēG1515,patienceμακροθυμία,makrothumiaG3115,kindnessχρηστότης,chrēstotēsG5544,goodnessἀγαθωσύνη,agathōsunēG19,faithfulnessπίστις,pistisG4102,
23gentlenessπραΰτης,prautēsG4240,self-controlἐγκράτεια·egkrateiaG1466;againstκατὰkataG2596suchτοιούτωνtoioutōnG5108thingsG5108there is noοὐκoukG3756lawνόμος.nomosG3551.
24NowδὲdeG1161thoseG3588who belong toChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424havecrucifiedἐσταύρωσανestaurōsanG4717the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561with its passionsπαθήμασινpathēmasinG3804anddesiresἐπιθυμίαις.epithumiaisG1939.
25IfεἰeiG1487we liveζῶμενzōmenG2198by the Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,let us alsoκαὶkaiG2532walkστοιχῶμεν.stoichōmenG4748by the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151.
26Let us not becomeγινώμεθαginōmethaG1096boastfulκενόδοξοι,kenodoxoiG2755,challengingπροκαλούμενοι,prokaloumenoiG4292oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,envyingφθονοῦντες.¶phthonountesG5354oneἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240anotherG240.
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