Galatians 5

¹ For freedom Christ frees us! Stand firm, then, and be not again enthralled with the yoke of slavery. ² Lo! I, Paul, am saying to you that if you should be circumcising, Christ will benefit you nothing. ³ Now I am attesting again to every man who is circumcising, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. ⁴ Exempted from Christ were you who are being justified in law. You fall out of grace. ⁵ For we, in spirit, are awaiting the expectation of righteousness by faith. ⁶ For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision is availing anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith, operating through love. ⁷ You raced ideally! Who hinders you not to be persuaded by the truth? ⁸ This persuasion is not of Him Who is calling you. ⁹ A little leaven is leavening the whole kneading. ¹⁰ I have confidence in you in the Lord that in nothing you will be disposed otherwise. Now he who is disturbing you shall be bearing his judgment, whosoever he may be. ¹¹ Now I, brethren, if I am still heralding circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? Consequently the snare of the cross of Christ has been nullified. ¹² Would that those who are raising you to insurrection struck themselves off also! ¹³ For you were called for freedom, brethren, only use not the freedom for an incentive to the flesh, but through love be slaving for one another. ¹⁴ For the entire law is fulfilled in one word, in this: "You shall love your associate as yourself." ¹⁵ Now if you are biting and devouring one another, beware that you may not be consumed by one another. ¹⁶ Now I am saying, Walk in spirit, and you should under no circumstances be consummating the lust of the flesh. ¹⁷ For the flesh is lusting against the spirit, yet the spirit against the flesh. Now these are opposing one another, lest you should be doing whatever you may want. ¹⁸ Now, if you are led by spirit, you are not still under law. ¹⁹ Now apparent are the works of the flesh, which are adultery, prostitution, uncleanness, wantonness, ²⁰ idolatry, enchantment, enmities, strife, jealousies, furies, factions, dissensions, sects, ²¹ envies, murders, drunkennesses, revelries, and the like of these, which, I am predicting to you, according as I predicted also, that those committing such things shall not be enjoying the allotment of the kingdom of God. ²² Now the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ meekness, self-control: against such things there is no law. ²⁴ Now those of Christ Jesus crucify the flesh together with its passions, and lusts. ²⁵ If we may be living in spirit, in spirit we may be observing the elements also. ²⁶ We may not become vainglorious, challenging one another, envying another.