Galatians 5:1–15 · BSB
5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
5:2
Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
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5:3
Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
5:4
You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
5:5
But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.
5:6
For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love.
5:7
You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?
5:8
Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you.
5:9
A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.
5:10
I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.
5:11
Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.
5:12
As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!
5:13
For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
5:14
The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
5:15
But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.
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