Galatians 4:31–5:6

³¹Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman,^k but of the free woman.^l

Freedom in Christ

5It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.^m Stand firm,ⁿ then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.^o

²Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised,^p Christ will be of no value to you at all. ³Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.^{q 4}You who are trying to be justified by the law^r have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.^{s 5}For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.^{t 6}For in Christ Jesus^u neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value.^v The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.^w