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| 1. | Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. | Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don't be entangled again with a yoke of bondage. | Christ has truly made us free: then keep your free condition and let no man put a yoke on you again. | ||
| 2. | Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. | Behold, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing. | See, I Paul say to you, that if you undergo circumcision, Christ will be of no use to you. | ||
| 3. | For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. | Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. | Yes, I give witness again to every man who undergoes circumcision, that he will have to keep all the law. | ||
| 4. | Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. | You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace. | You are cut off from Christ, you who would have righteousness by the law; you are turned away from grace. | ||
| 5. | For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. | For we, through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness. | For we through the Spirit by faith are waiting for the hope of righteousness. | ||
| 6. | For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. | For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love. | Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are equally of no profit; but only faith working through love. | ||
| 7. | Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? | You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not obey the truth? | You were going on well; who was the cause of your not giving ear to what is true? | ||
| 8. | This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you. | This persuasion is not from him who calls you. | This ready belief did not come from him who had made you his. | ||
| 9. | A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. | A little yeast grows through the whole lump. | A little leaven makes a change in all the mass. | ||
| 10. | I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be. | 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 am certain about you in the Lord, that you will be of no other mind; but he who is troubling you will have his punishment, whoever he is. | ||
| 11. | And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased. | But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been removed. | But I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still attacked? then has the shame of the cross been taken away. | ||
| 12. | I would they were even cut off which trouble you. | I wish that those who disturb you would cut themselves off. | My desire is that they who give you trouble might even be cut off themselves. | ||
| 13. | For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. | For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don't use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another. | Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another. | ||
| 14. | For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. | For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."{Leviticus 19:18} | For all the law is made complete in one word, even in this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself. | ||
| 15. | But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. | But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don't consume one another. | But if you are given to fighting with one another, take care that you are not the cause of destruction one to another. | ||
| 16. | This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. | But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won't fulfill the lust of the flesh. | But I say, Go on in the Spirit, and you will not come under the rule of the evil desires of the flesh. | ||
| 17. | For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. | 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 has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; because these are opposite the one to the other; so that you may not do the things which you have a mind to do. | ||
| 18. | But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. | But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. | But if you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law. | ||
| 19. | Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, | Now the works of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, | Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses, | ||
| 20. | Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, | idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, | Worship of images, use of strange powers, hates, fighting, desire for what another has, angry feelings, attempts to get the better of others, divisions, false teachings, | ||
| 21. | Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. | envyings, 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 the Kingdom of God. | Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God. | ||
| 22. | But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, | But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith,{or, faithfulness} | But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith, | ||
| 23. | Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. | gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. | Gentle behaviour, control over desires: against such there is no law. | ||
| 24. | And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. | Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts. | And those who are Christ's have put to death on the cross the flesh with its passions and its evil desires. | ||
| 25. | If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. | If we live by the Spirit, let's also walk by the Spirit. | If we are living by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us be guided. | ||
| 26. | Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. | Let's not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another. | Let us not be full of self-glory, making one another angry, having envy of one another. | ||