Galatians 5

DOUAI-RHEIMS	NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
1 Stand fast, and be not held again under the yoke of bondage.	1 For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.
2 Behold, I Paul tell you, that if you be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.	2 It is I, Paul, who am telling you that if you have yourselves circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
3 And I testify again to every man circumcising himself, that he is a debtor to the whole law.	3 Once again I declare to every man who has himself circumcised that he is bound to observe the entire law.
4 You are made void of Christ, you who are justified in the law: you are fallen from grace.	4 You are separated from Christ, you who are trying to be justified by law; you have fallen from grace.
5 For we in spirit, by faith, wait for the hope of justice.	5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we await the hope of righteousness.
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision: but faith that worketh by charity.	6 For in Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but only faith working through love.
7 You did run well, who hath hindered you, that you should not obey the truth?	7 You were running well; who hindered you from following (the) truth?
8 This persuasion is not from him that calleth you.	8 That enticement does not come from the one who called you.
9 A little leaven corrupteth the whole lump.	9 A little yeast leavens the whole batch of dough.
10 I have confidence in you in the Lord: that you will not be of another mind: but he that troubleth you, shall bear the judgment, whosoever he be.	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 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? Then is the scandal of the cross made void.	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 I would they were even cut off, who trouble you.	12 Would that those who are upsetting you might also castrate themselves!
13 For you, brethren, have been called unto liberty: only make not liberty an occasion to the flesh, but by charity of the spirit serve one another.	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 all the law is fulfilled in one word: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.	14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one statement, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."
15 But if you bite and devour one another; take heed you be not consumed one of another.	15 But if you go on biting and devouring one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another.
16 I say then, walk in the spirit, and you shall not fulfil the lusts of the flesh.	16 I say, then: live by the Spirit and you will certainly not gratify the desire of the flesh.
17 For the flesh lusteth against the spirit: and the spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary one to another: so that you do not the things that you would.	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 led by the spirit, you are not under the law.	18 But if you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are fornication, uncleanness, immodesty, luxury,	19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious: immorality, impurity, licentiousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcrafts, enmities, contentions, emulations, wraths, quarrels, dissensions, sects,	20 idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, rivalry, jealousy, outbursts of fury, acts of selfishness, dissensions, factions,
21 Envies, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like. Of the which I foretell you, as I have foretold to you, that they who do such things shall not obtain the kingdom of God.	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 But the fruit of the Spirit is, charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity,	22 In contrast, the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness,
23 Mildness, faith, modesty, continency, chastity. Against such there is no law.	23 gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ's, have crucified their flesh, with the vices and concupiscences.	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 walk in the Spirit.	25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also follow the Spirit.
26 Let us not be made desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying on another.	26 Let us not be conceited, provoking one another, envious of one another.