Galatians 5

1 Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Stand fast therefore in the freedom for which Christ has set us free, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

2 Behold, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.

Behold, I, Paul, say to you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.

3 Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to keep the entire law.

4 You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace.

You who are seeking to be justified by the law are alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

5 For we through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness.

For through the Spirit, by faith, we eagerly await the hope of righteousness.

6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision amounts to anything, but faith working through love.

For in Christ Jesus neither does circumcision have any significance, nor uncircumcision, but what matters is faith working through love.

7 You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not obey the truth?

You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?

8 This persuasion is not from him who calls you.

This persuasion does not come from him who calls you.

9 A little yeast grows through the whole lump.

A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

10 I have confidence toward you in the Lord that you will think no other way. But he who troubles you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.

I have confidence in you in the Lord that you will adopt no other mindset. But the one who is troubling you will bear his judgment, whoever he may be.

11 But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been removed.

Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been done away with.

12 I wish that those who disturb you would cut themselves off.

Oh that those who are unsettling you would cut themselves off!

13 For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

You were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another in love.

14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

For the entire law is fulfilled in this one commandment: “Yoʋ shall love yoʋr neighbor as yoʋrself.”

15 But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don’t consume one another.

But if you bite and devour one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.

16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh.

I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will certainly not gratify the desires of the flesh.

17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.

For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is contrary to the flesh. These are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the very things you want to do.

18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

19 Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,

Now the works of the flesh are obvious: adultery, fornication, impurity, sensuality,

20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies,

idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, quarrels, jealousies, fits of rage, selfish ambitions, dissensions, factions,

21 envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom.

envy, murder, drunkenness, revelries, and the like. I warn you, just as I warned you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

23 gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

gentleness, and self-control; against such things there is no law.

24 Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.

Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

25 If we live by the Spirit, let’s also walk by the Spirit.

Since we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.

26 Let’s not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another.

Let us not become conceited, provoking one another and envying one another.