Galatians 5 - NKJV Bible Online

Galatians 5

Christian Liberty

^aStand¹ fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a ^byoke of bondage. 2 Indeed I, Paul, say to you that ^aif you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. 3 And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised ^athat he is ¹a debtor to keep the whole law. 4 ^aYou have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; ^byou have fallen from grace. 5 For we through the Spirit eagerly ^await for the hope of righteousness by faith. 6 For ^ain Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but ^bfaith working through love.

Love Fulfills the Law

7 You ^aran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? 8 This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. 9 ^aA little leaven leavens the whole lump. 10 I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.
11 And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, ^awhy do I still suffer persecution? Then ^bthe offense of the cross has ceased. 12 ^aI could wish that those ^bwho trouble you would even ¹cut themselves off!
13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only ^ado not use liberty as an ^bopportunity for the flesh, but ^cthrough love serve one another. 14 For ^aall the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: ^b“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!

Walking in the Spirit

16 I say then: ^aWalk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For ^athe flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, ^bso that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But ^aif you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19 Now ^athe works of the flesh are evident, which are: ¹adultery, ²fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, ¹murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that ^athose who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But ^athe fruit of the Spirit is ^blove, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, ^cgoodness, ^dfaithfulness, 23 ¹gentleness, self-control. ^aAgainst such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s ^ahave crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 ^aIf we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 ^aLet us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

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