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Galatians 5

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¹ For freedom, Christ set us free. Stand firm ⓛ then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery. ⓜ

² Take note! I, Paul, am telling you that if you get yourselves circumcised, Christ will not benefit you at all.

³ Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to do the entire law.

⁴ You who are trying to be justified by the law are alienated from Christ; you have fallen from grace. ⓝ

⁵ For we eagerly await ⓐ through the Spirit, by faith, the hope ⓑ of righteousness.

⁶ For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith ⓒ working through love. ⓓ

⁷ You were running well. Who prevented you from being persuaded regarding the truth? [1] ⓔ

⁸ This persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. ⓕ

⁹ A little leaven [2] leavens the whole batch of dough.

¹⁰ I myself am persuaded in the Lord you will not accept any other view. But whoever it is that is confusing you will pay the penalty. ⓖ

¹¹ Now brothers and sisters, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross ⓗ has been abolished.

¹² I wish those who are disturbing you might also let themselves be mutilated!

¹³ For you were called ⓘ to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity [3] for the flesh, but serve one another through love.

¹⁴ For the whole law is fulfilled ⓙ in one statement: Love your neighbor as yourself. [4] ⓚ

¹⁵ But if you bite and devour ⓛ one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.

¹⁶ I say then, walk by the Spirit ⓜ and you will certainly not carry out the desire of the flesh.

¹⁷ For the flesh desires ⓝ what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want. ⓐ

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

¹⁹ Now the works of the flesh are obvious: [5] sexual immorality, ⓑ moral impurity, ⓒ promiscuity, ⓓ

²⁰ idolatry, ⓔ sorcery, ⓕ hatreds, ⓖ strife, ⓗ jealousy, ⓘ outbursts of anger, ⓙ selfish ambitions, ⓚ dissensions, ⓛ factions, ⓜ

²¹ envy, [6] ⓝ drunkenness, carousing, ⓐ and anything similar. I am warning you about these things — as I warned you before — that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. ⓑ

²³ gentleness, ⓗ and self-control. ⓘ The law is not against such things. [7]

²⁴ Now those who belong to Christ Jesus ⓙ have crucified the flesh ⓚ with its passions and desires. ⓛ

²⁵ If we live ⓜ by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.

²⁶ Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. ⓝ

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1	For freedom, Christ set us free. Stand firm ⓛ then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery. ⓜ
2	Take note! I, Paul, am telling you that if you get yourselves circumcised, Christ will not benefit you at all.
3	Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to do the entire law.
4	You who are trying to be justified by the law are alienated from Christ; you have fallen from grace. ⓝ
5	For we eagerly await ⓐ through the Spirit, by faith, the hope ⓑ of righteousness.
6	For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith ⓒ working through love. ⓓ
7	You were running well. Who prevented you from being persuaded regarding the truth? [1] ⓔ
8	This persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. ⓕ
9	A little leaven [2] leavens the whole batch of dough.
10	I myself am persuaded in the Lord you will not accept any other view. But whoever it is that is confusing you will pay the penalty. ⓖ
11	Now brothers and sisters, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross ⓗ has been abolished.
12	I wish those who are disturbing you might also let themselves be mutilated!
13	For you were called ⓘ to be free, brothers and sisters; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity [3] for the flesh, but serve one another through love.
14	For the whole law is fulfilled ⓙ in one statement: Love your neighbor as yourself. [4] ⓚ
15	But if you bite and devour ⓛ one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.
16	I say then, walk by the Spirit ⓜ and you will certainly not carry out the desire of the flesh.
17	For the flesh desires ⓝ what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want. ⓐ
18	But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19	Now the works of the flesh are obvious: [5] sexual immorality, ⓑ moral impurity, ⓒ promiscuity, ⓓ
20	idolatry, ⓔ sorcery, ⓕ hatreds, ⓖ strife, ⓗ jealousy, ⓘ outbursts of anger, ⓙ selfish ambitions, ⓚ dissensions, ⓛ factions, ⓜ
21	envy, [6] ⓝ drunkenness, carousing, ⓐ and anything similar. I am warning you about these things — 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, faithfulness,
23	gentleness, ⓗ and self-control. ⓘ The law is not against such things. [7]
24	Now those who belong to Christ Jesus ⓙ have crucified the flesh ⓚ with its passions and desires. ⓛ
25	If we live ⓜ by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit.
26	Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. ⓝ

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^{Galatians 5:1 [13]} Some manuscripts Gadarenes; other manuscripts Gergesenes

^{Galatians 5:20 [14]} That is, the Ten Cities

^{Galatians 5:36 [15]} Or Ignoring

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