New American Standard Bible 2020

Galatians 5

Follow the Spirit

1It was for freedomἐλευθερίᾳeleutheriaG1657that ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547setἠλευθέρωσεν·ēleutherōsenG1659us freeG1659;thereforeοὖνounG3767keep standingστήκετεstēketeG4739firmG4739and do not beG1758subjectG1758againπάλινpalinG3825to ayokeζυγῷzugōG2218of slaveryδουλείαςdouleiasG1397.

2LookἼδεIdeG2396! I,PaulΠαῦλοςPaulosG3972,tellλέγωlegōG3004you that ifἐὰνeanG1437you haveG4059yourselvescircumcisedG4059,ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547will be of noοὐδὲνoudenG3762benefitὠφελήσει·ōphelēseiG5623to you.

3And ItestifyμαρτύρομαιmarturomaiG3143againπάλινpalinG3825to everyπαντὶpantiG3956manἀνθρώπῳanthrōpōG444who hasG4059himselfcircumcisedG4059,that he is obligatedὀφειλέτηςopheiletēsG3781tokeepποιῆσαι.poiēsaiG4160the wholeὅλονholonG3650LawνόμονnomonG3551.

4You have been severedκατηργήθητεkatērgēthēteG2673from ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,you whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748are seeking to be justifiedδικαιοῦσθε,dikaioustheG1344by theLawνόμῳnomōG3551; you havefallenἐξεπέσατε.exepesateG1601from graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485.

5For we,through the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,by faithπίστεωςpisteōsG4102, arewaitingἀπεκδεχόμεθα.apekdechomethaG553for the hopeἐλπίδαelpidaG1680of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343.

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

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

8ThisG3588persuasionπεισμονὴpeismonēG3988did not come fromHim who callsκαλοῦντοςkalountosG2564you.

9A littleμικρὰmikraG3398leavenζύμηzumēG2219leavensζυμοῖ.zumoiG2220the wholeὅλονholonG3650lumpφύραμαphuramaG5445of dough.

10I haveG3982confidenceG3982in you in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962, that youwill adoptG5426noοὐδὲνoudenG3762otherἄλλοalloG243viewG5426; but the one who isdisturbingταράσσωνtarassōnG5015you will bearβαστάσειbastaseiG941the punishmentκρίμαkrimaG2917,whoeverὅστις ἐὰνhostis eanG3748 G1437he is.

11But as for me, brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters,ifεἰeiG1487I stillἔτιetiG2089preachκηρύσσω,kērussōG2784circumcisionπεριτομὴνperitomēnG4061,whyτίtiG5101am I stillἔτιetiG2089persecutedδιώκομαι;diōkomaiG1377?ThenἄραaraG686the stumblingG4625blockG4625of the crossσταυροῦ.staurouG4716has been eliminatedκατήργηταιkatērgētaiG2673.

12I wishὄφελονophelonG3785thatthoseοἱhoiG3588who are troublingἀναστατοῦντεςanastatountesG387you would evenκαὶkaiG2532emasculateἀποκόψονταιapokopsontaiG609themselves.

13For you were calledἐκλήθητε,eklēthēteG2564tofreedomἐλευθερίᾳeleutheriaG1657,brothersἀδελφοί·adelphoiG80and sisters;onlyG3440do not turnyour freedomἐλευθερίανeleutherianG1657into an opportunityἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874for the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561, butserveδουλεύετεdouleueteG1398oneἀλλήλοις.allēloisG240anotherG240throughδιὰdiaG1223loveἀγάπηςagapēsG26.

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 carryG5055outG5055the desireἐπιθυμίανepithumianG1939of the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561.

17Forthe desireἐπιθυμεῖepithumeiG1937of the fleshσὰρξsarxG4561is againstκατὰkataG2596the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,and the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151againstκατὰkataG2596the fleshσαρκός·sarkosG4561;for theseG3778are in oppositionἀντίκειται,antikeitaiG480to oneἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240anotherG240,inG2443orderἵναinaG2443toG2443keepG3361you fromG3361doingποιῆτε.poiēteG4160whateverἃ ἐὰνha eanG3739 G1437you wantθέλητε,thelēteG2309.

18But ifεἰeiG1487you areledἄγεσθε,agestheG71by the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,you are not underὑπὸhupoG5259the Lawνόμον.nomonG3551.

19NowδέdeG1161the deedsἔργαergaG2041of the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561are evidentφανερὰphaneraG5318,whichἅτινάhatinaG3748are:sexualπορνεία,porneiaG4202immoralityG4202,impurityἀκαθαρσία,akatharsiaG167,indecentG766behaviorG766,

20idolatryεἰδωλολατρία,eidōlolatriaG1495,witchcraftφαρμακεία,pharmakeiaG5331,hostilitiesἔχθραι,echthraiG2189,strifeἔρις,erisG2054,jealousyζῆλος,zēlosG2205,outburstsG2372ofG2372angerθυμοί,thumoiG2372,selfishG2052ambitionG2052,dissensionsδιχοστασίαι,dichostasiaiG1370,factionsαἱρέσεις,haireseisG139,

21envyφθόνοι,phthonoiG5355,drunkennessμέθαι,methaiG3178,carousingκῶμοι,kōmoiG2970,and things likeὅμοιαhomoiaG3664theseτούτοις·toutoisG3778,of whichἃhaG3739I forewarnπρολέγωprolegōG4302you, justG2531asG2531I 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 toChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424crucifiedἐσταύρωσανestaurōsanG4717the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561with its passionsπαθήμασινpathēmasinG3804anddesiresἐπιθυμίαις.epithumiaisG1939.

25IfεἰeiG1487we liveζῶμενzōmenG2198by the Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,let’s followστοιχῶμεν.stoichōmenG4748the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151asG2532wellG2532.

26Let’s not becomeγινώμεθαginōmethaG1096boastfulκενόδοξοι,kenodoxoiG2755,challengingπροκαλούμενοι,prokaloumenoiG4292oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240,envyingφθονοῦντες.¶phthonountesG5354oneἀλλήλοιςallēloisG240anotherG240.

Follow the Spirit

Commentaries on Galatians 5