New American Standard Bible 1995

Galatians 5:1-7

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.

6For inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424neitherοὔτεouteG3777circumcisionπεριτομήperitomēG4061norοὔτεouteG3777uncircumcisionἀκροβυστίαakrobustiaG203meansἰσχύειischueiG2480anythingτιtiG5100, butfaithπίστιςpistisG4102workingἐνεργουμένη.energoumenēG1754throughδι᾽di᾽G1223loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26.

7You wererunningἐτρέχετεetrecheteG5143wellκαλῶς·kalōsG2573;whoτίςtisG5101hinderedἐνέκοψενenekopsenG1465you from obeyingπείθεσθαι;peithesthaiG3982the truthἀληθείᾳalētheiaG225?

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