Galatians 4:31–5:26

³¹So then, brethren, we are not children of a bondwoman, ¹but of the free woman.

Chapter 5

Walk by the Spirit

^11aIt was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore ^bkeep standing 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 severed from Christ, you who ¹are seeking to be justified by law; you have ^afallen from grace.

⁵For we ¹through the Spirit, ²by faith, are ^awaiting 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 obeying the truth?

⁸This persuasion did not come from ^aHim who calls you.

^9aA little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough.

^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, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still ^apersecuted? Then ^bthe stumbling block of the cross has been abolished.

¹²I wish that ^athose who are troubling you would even ^1bmutilate themselves.

¹³For you were called to ^afreedom, brethren; ^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 the statement, “^bYou shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

¹⁵But if you ^abite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.

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 may not do the things that you ²please.

¹⁸But if you are ^aled by the Spirit, ^byou are not under the Law.

¹⁹Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: ^1aimmorality, impurity, sensuality,

²⁰idolatry, ^asorcery, enmities, ^bstrife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, ^cdisputes, dissensions, ^1dfactions,

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 have ^bcrucified the flesh with its passions and ^cdesires.

²⁵If we live by the Spirit, let us also ¹walk ^aby the Spirit.

²⁶Let us not become ^aboastful, challenging one another, envying one another.