Galatians 5

¹ For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.

² It is I, Paul, who am telling you that if you have yourselves circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.

³ Once again I declare to every man who has himself circumcised that he is bound to observe the entire law.

⁴ You are separated from Christ, you who are trying to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.

⁵ For through the Spirit, by faith, we await the hope of righteousness.

⁶ For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.

⁷ You were running well; who hindered you from following (the) truth?

⁸ That enticement does not come from the one who called you.

⁹ A little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough.

¹⁰ I am confident of you in the Lord that you will not take a different view, and that the one who is troubling you will bear the condemnation, whoever he may be.

¹¹ As for me, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case, the stumbling block of the cross has been abolished.

¹² Would that those who are upsetting you might also castrate themselves!

¹³ For you were called for freedom, brothers. But do not use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh; rather, serve one another through love.

¹⁴ For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

¹⁵ But if you go on biting and devouring one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.

¹⁶ I say, then: live by the Spirit and you will certainly not gratify the desire of the flesh.

¹⁷ For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you may not do what you want.

¹⁸ But if you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

¹⁹ Now the works of the flesh are obvious: immorality, impurity, licentiousness,

²⁰ idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, rivalry, jealousy, outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness, dissensions, factions,

²¹ occasions of envy, drinking bouts, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

²² In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,

²³ gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.

²⁴ Now those who belong to Christ (Jesus) have crucified their flesh with its passions and desires.

²⁵ If we live in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit.

²⁶ Let us not be conceited, provoking one another, envious of one another.