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Galatians 5

New American Standard Bible 2020

Follow the Spirit

11It was for freedomG1657 that ChristG5547 setG1659 us freeG1659; thereforeG3767 2keep standingG4739 firmG4739 and do not beG1758 subjectG1758 againG3825 to a 3yokeG2218 of slaveryG1397.

2LookG2396! I, 4PaulG3972, tellG3004 you that ifG1437 you haveG4059 yourselves 5circumcisedG4059, ChristG5547 will be of noG3762 benefitG5623 to you. 3And I 6testifyG3143 againG3825 to everyG3956 manG444 who hasG4059 himself 7circumcisedG4059, that he is obligatedG3781 to 8keepG4160 the wholeG3650 LawG3551. 4You have been severedG2673 from ChristG5547, you whoG3748 9are seeking to be justifiedG1344 by the 10LawG3551; you have 11fallenG1601 from graceG5485. 5For we, 12through the SpiritG4151, 13by faithG4102, are 14waitingG553 for the hopeG1680 of righteousnessG1343. 6For in 15ChristG5547 JesusG2424 16neitherG3777 circumcisionG4061 norG3777 uncircumcisionG203 meansG2480 anythingG5100, but 17faithG4102 workingG1754 throughG1223 loveG26.

7You were 18runningG5143 wellG2573; whoG5101 hinderedG1465 you from obeyingG3982 the truthG225? 8ThisG3588 persuasionG3988 did not come from 19Him who callsG2564 you. 920A littleG3398 21leavenG2219 leavensG2220 the wholeG3650 lumpG5445 of dough. 1022I haveG3982 confidenceG3982 23in you in the LordG2962, that you 24will adoptG5426 noG3762 otherG243 viewG5426; but the one who is 25disturbingG5015 you will bearG941 the punishmentG2917, whoeverG3748G1437 he is. 11But as for me, brothersG80 and sisters, ifG1487 I stillG2089 preachG2784 circumcisionG4061, whyG5101 am I stillG2089 26persecutedG1377? ThenG686 27the stumblingG4625 blockG4625 of the crossG4716 has been eliminatedG2673. 12I wishG3785 that 28thoseG3588 who are troublingG387 you would evenG2532 2930emasculateG609 themselves.

13For you were calledG2564 to 31freedomG1657, brothersG80 and sisters; 32onlyG3440 do not turn your freedomG1657 into an opportunityG874 for the fleshG4561, but 33serveG1398 oneG240 anotherG240 throughG1223 loveG26. 14For 34the wholeG3956 LawG3551 is fulfilledG4137 in oneG1520 wordG3056, in the statement, “35You shall loveG25 your neighborG4139 as yourselfG4572.” 15But ifG1487 you 36biteG1143 and devourG2719 oneG240 anotherG240, takeG991 careG991 that you are not consumedG355 by oneG240 anotherG240.

16But I sayG3004, 37walkG4043 by the SpiritG4151, and you will not carryG5055 outG5055 38the desireG1939 of the fleshG4561. 17For 39the desireG1937 of the fleshG4561 is againstG2596 the SpiritG4151, and the SpiritG4151 againstG2596 the fleshG4561; for theseG3778 are in oppositionG480 to oneG240 anotherG240, 40inG2443 orderG2443 toG2443 keepG3361 you fromG3361 doingG4160 whateverG3739G1437 you wantG2309. 18But ifG1487 you are 41ledG71 by the SpiritG4151, 42you are not underG5259 the LawG3551. 19NowG1161 the deedsG2041 of the fleshG4561 are evidentG5318, whichG3748 are: 43sexualG4202 immoralityG4202, impurityG167, indecentG766 behaviorG766, 20idolatryG1495, 44witchcraftG5331, hostilitiesG2189, 45strifeG2054, jealousyG2205, outburstsG2372 ofG2372 angerG2372, 46selfishG2052 ambitionG2052, dissensionsG1370, 47factionsG139, 21envyG5355, 48drunkennessG3178, carousingG2970, and things likeG3664 theseG3778, of whichG3739 I forewarnG4302 you, justG2531 asG2531 I have forewarnedG4275 you, that thoseG3588 who practiceG4238 suchG5108 thingsG5108 will not 49inheritG2816 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316. 22But 50the fruitG2590 of the SpiritG4151 is 51loveG26, joyG5479, peaceG1515, patienceG3115, kindnessG5544, goodnessG19, faithfulnessG4102, 23gentlenessG4240, 52self-controlG1466; againstG2596 suchG5108 thingsG5108 53there is noG3756 lawG3551. 24NowG1161 thoseG3588 who 54belong to 55ChristG5547 JesusG2424 56crucifiedG4717 the fleshG4561 with its passionsG3804 and 57desiresG1939.

25IfG1487 we liveG2198 by the SpiritG4151, let’s followG4748 58the SpiritG4151 asG2532 wellG2532. 26Let’s not becomeG1096 59boastfulG2755, challengingG4292 oneG240 anotherG240, envyingG5354 oneG240 anotherG240.

Notes

  1. 1. Galatians 5:1 John 8:32, 36; Rom 8:15; 2 Cor 3:17; Gal 2:4; 5:13 ↩
  2. 2. Galatians 5:1 1 Cor 16:13 ↩
  3. 3. Galatians 5:1 Acts 15:10; Gal 2:4 ↩
  4. 4. Galatians 5:2 2 Cor 10:1 ↩
  5. 5. Galatians 5:2 Acts 15:1; Gal 5:3, 6, 11 ↩
  6. 6. Galatians 5:3 Luke 16:28 ↩
  7. 7. Galatians 5:3 Acts 15:1; Gal 5:2, 6, 11 ↩
  8. 8. Galatians 5:3 Rom 2:25 ↩
  9. 9. Galatians 5:4 Or would be ↩
  10. 10. Galatians 5:4 Or law ↩
  11. 11. Galatians 5:4 Heb 12:15; 2 Pet 3:17 ↩
  12. 12. Galatians 5:5 Lit by ↩
  13. 13. Galatians 5:5 Lit out of ↩
  14. 14. Galatians 5:5 Rom 8:23; 1 Cor 1:7 ↩
  15. 15. Galatians 5:6 Gal 3:26 ↩
  16. 16. Galatians 5:6 1 Cor 7:19; Gal 6:15 ↩
  17. 17. Galatians 5:6 Col 1:4f; 1 Thess 1:3; James 2:18, 20, 22 ↩
  18. 18. Galatians 5:7 Gal 2:2 ↩
  19. 19. Galatians 5:8 Rom 8:28; Gal 1:6 ↩
  20. 20. Galatians 5:9 1 Cor 5:6 ↩
  21. 21. Galatians 5:9 I.e., fermented dough ↩
  22. 22. Galatians 5:10 2 Cor 2:3 ↩
  23. 23. Galatians 5:10 Lit toward ↩
  24. 24. Galatians 5:10 Gal 5:7; Phil 3:15 ↩
  25. 25. Galatians 5:10 Gal 1:7; 5:12 ↩
  26. 26. Galatians 5:11 Gal 4:29; 6:12 ↩
  27. 27. Galatians 5:11 Rom 9:33; 1 Cor 1:23 ↩
  28. 28. Galatians 5:12 Gal 2:4; 5:10 ↩
  29. 29. Galatians 5:12 Or cut themselves off ↩
  30. 30. Galatians 5:12 Deut 23:1 ↩
  31. 31. Galatians 5:13 Gal 5:1 ↩
  32. 32. Galatians 5:13 1 Cor 8:9; 1 Pet 2:16 ↩
  33. 33. Galatians 5:13 1 Cor 9:19; Eph 5:21 ↩
  34. 34. Galatians 5:14 Matt 7:12; 22:40; Rom 13:8, 10; Gal 6:2 ↩
  35. 35. Galatians 5:14 Lev 19:18; Matt 19:19; John 13:34 ↩
  36. 36. Galatians 5:15 Gal 5:20; Phil 3:2 ↩
  37. 37. Galatians 5:16 Rom 8:4; 13:14; Gal 5:24f ↩
  38. 38. Galatians 5:16 Rom 13:14; Eph 2:3 ↩
  39. 39. Galatians 5:17 Rom 7:18, 23; 8:5ff ↩
  40. 40. Galatians 5:17 Rom 7:15ff ↩
  41. 41. Galatians 5:18 Rom 8:14 ↩
  42. 42. Galatians 5:18 Rom 6:14; 7:4; 1 Tim 1:9 ↩
  43. 43. Galatians 5:19 1 Cor 6:9, 18; 2 Cor 12:21 ↩
  44. 44. Galatians 5:20 Rev 21:8 ↩
  45. 45. Galatians 5:20 2 Cor 12:20 ↩
  46. 46. Galatians 5:20 Rom 2:8; James 3:14ff ↩
  47. 47. Galatians 5:20 1 Cor 11:19 ↩
  48. 48. Galatians 5:21 Rom 13:13 ↩
  49. 49. Galatians 5:21 1 Cor 6:9 ↩
  50. 50. Galatians 5:22 Matt 7:16ff; Eph 5:9 ↩
  51. 51. Galatians 5:22 Rom 5:1-5; 1 Cor 13:4; Col 3:12-15 ↩
  52. 52. Galatians 5:23 Acts 24:25 ↩
  53. 53. Galatians 5:23 Gal 5:18 ↩
  54. 54. Galatians 5:24 Lit are of Christ Jesus ↩
  55. 55. Galatians 5:24 Gal 3:26 ↩
  56. 56. Galatians 5:24 Rom 6:6; Gal 2:20; 6:14 ↩
  57. 57. Galatians 5:24 Gal 5:16f ↩
  58. 58. Galatians 5:25 Gal 5:16 ↩
  59. 59. Galatians 5:26 Phil 2:3 ↩

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