Galatians 5 - 6
Christ Set Us Free
51,aIt was for freedom that Christ set us free. Therefore, bstand firm and do not be subject again to a cyoke of slavery.
2Behold I, aPaul, say to you that if you receive bcircumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you. 3And I atestify again to every man who receives bcircumcision, that he is under obligation to ckeep the whole Law. 4You have been 1severed from Christ, you who are being justified by law; you have afallen from grace! 5For we 1through the Spirit, 2by faith, are aeagerly waiting for the hope of righteousness. 6For in aChrist Jesus bneither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but cfaith working through love.
7You were arunning well; who hindered you from 1obeying the truth? 8This persuasion is not from aHim who calls you. 9aA little leaven leavens the whole lump. 10aI have confidence 1in you in the Lord that you bwill adopt no other view. But the one who is cdisturbing you will bear his judgment, whoever he is. 11But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still apersecuted? Then bthe stumbling block of the cross would have been abolished. 12I wish that athose who are upsetting you would even 1,bmutilate themselves.
13For you were called to afreedom, brothers; bonly do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love cserve one another. 14For athe whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “bYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15But if you abite and devour one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.
Walk by the Spirit
16But I say, awalk by the Spirit and you will not carry out bthe desire of the flesh. 17For athe flesh 1sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, bso that you do not do the things that you want. 18But if you are aled by the Spirit, byou are not under the Law. 19Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: asexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20idolatry, asorcery, enmities, bstrife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, cselfish ambition, dissensions, 1,dfactions, 21envying, adrunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not binherit the kingdom of God. 22But athe fruit of the Spirit is blove, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness, aself-control. Against such things bthere is no law. 24Now those who 1belong to aChrist Jesus bcrucified the flesh with its passions and cdesires.
25If we live by the Spirit, let us also 1walk in step with athe Spirit. 26Let us not become those with avain glory, challenging one another, envying one another.
Bear One Another’s Burdens
6aBrothers, even if 1anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are bspiritual, crestore such a one din a spirit of gentleness, each of you looking to yourself, so that you too will not be tempted. 2aBear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill bthe law of Christ. 3For aif anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. 4But each one must aexamine his own work, and then he will have reason for bboasting in regard to himself alone, and not in regard to another. 5For aeach one will bear his own load.
6aAnd the one who is instructed in bthe word is to share in all good things with the one who instructs him. 7aDo not be deceived, bGod is not mocked, for cwhatever a man sows, this he will also reap. 8aFor the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap bcorruption, but cthe one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. 9aAnd let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we bdo not grow weary. 10So then, 1,awhile we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the bhousehold of cthe faith.
11See with what large letters I 1am writing to you awith my own hand! 12As many as are wanting ato make a good showing in the flesh, these are trying to bcompel you to be circumcised, simply so that they cwill not be persecuted 1for the cross of Christ. 13For those who 1are circumcised do not even akeep 2the Law themselves, but they want to have you circumcised so that they may bboast in your flesh. 14But amay it never be that I would boast, bexcept in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, cthrough 1which the world has been crucified to me, and dI to the world. 15For aneither is circumcision anything, nor uncircumcision, but a bnew 1creation. 16And those who will 1walk in step with this rule, peace and mercy be upon them, and upon the aIsrael of God.
17From now on let no one cause trouble for me, for I bear on my body the amarks of Jesus.