‏ Galatians 5

Follow the Spirit

1 aIt was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore bkeep standing firm and do not be subject again to a cyoke of slavery.

2 Look! I, dPaul, tell you that if you have yourselves ecircumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you. 3And I ftestify again to every man who has himself gcircumcised, that he is obligated to hkeep the whole Law. 4You have been severed from Christ, you who
Or would be
are seeking to be justified by the
Or law
Law; you have kfallen from grace.
5For we,
Lit by
through the Spirit,
Lit out of
by faith, are nwaiting for the hope of righteousness.
6For in oChrist Jesus pneither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but qfaith working through love.

7 You were rrunning well; who hindered you from obeying the truth? 8This persuasion did not come from sHim who calls you. 9 tA little
I.e., fermented dough
leaven leavens the whole lump of dough.
10 vI have confidence
Lit toward
in you in the Lord, that you xwill adopt no other view; but the one who is ydisturbing you will bear the punishment, whoever he is.
11But as for me, brothers and sisters, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still zpersecuted? Then aathe stumbling block of the cross has been eliminated. 12I wish that abthose who are troubling you would even
Or cut themselves off
ademasculate themselves.

13 For you were called to aefreedom, brothers and sisters; afonly do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but agserve one another through love. 14For ahthe whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement,aiYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15But if you ajbite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.

16 But I say, akwalk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out althe desire of the flesh. 17For amthe desire of the flesh is against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, anin order to keep you from doing whatever you want. 18But if you are aoled by the Spirit, apyou are not under the Law. 19Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: aqsexual immorality, impurity, indecent behavior, 20idolatry, arwitchcraft, hostilities, asstrife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, atselfish ambition, dissensions, aufactions, 21envy, avdrunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not awinherit the kingdom of God. 22But axthe fruit of the Spirit is aylove, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness, azself-control; against such things bathere is no law. 24Now those who
Lit are of Christ Jesus
belong to bcChrist Jesus bdcrucified the flesh with its passions and bedesires.

25 If we live by the Spirit, let’s follow bfthe Spirit as well. 26Let’s not become bgboastful, challenging one another, envying one another.
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