Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

King James Version

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Holman Bible

Christ has liberated us to be free. Stand firm then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery.

International Standard Version

The Messiah has set us free so that we may enjoy the benefits of freedom. So keep on standing firm in it, and stop putting yourselves under the yoke of slavery again.

A Conservative Version

Stand firm therefore in the liberty in which Christ freed us, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

American Standard Version

For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

Amplified

It was for this freedom that Christ set us free [completely liberating us]; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery [which you once removed].

An Understandable Version

Christ set us free [from condemnation under the law of Moses], so we could stay free! Remain where you are then, and do not get tangled up again in the enslaving harness [of the law of Moses].

Anderson New Testament

Stand firm, therefore, in the freedom with which Christ has made us free, and be not held fast again in the yoke of bondage.

Bible in Basic English

Christ has truly made us free: then keep your free condition and let no man put a yoke on you again.

Common New Testament

It was for freedom that Christ has set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

Daniel Mace New Testament

Stand fast therefore, and be not hampered again with the yoke of bondage.

Darby Translation

Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.

Godbey New Testament

Christ has set you free with freedom, Therefore stand, and be not again entangled with the yoke of bondage.

Goodspeed New Testament

This is the freedom with which Christ has freed us. So stand firm in it, and do not get under a yoke of slavery again.

John Wesley New Testament

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made you free, and be not intangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Julia Smith Translation

Therefore in the liberty which Christ has freed us, stand ye, and be not again held in the yoke of servitude.

King James 2000

Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Lexham Expanded Bible

For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery.

Modern King James verseion

Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free, and do not again be held with the yoke of bondage.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and wrap not yourselves again in the yoke of bondage.

Moffatt New Testament

with the freedom for which Christ set us free. Make a firm stand then, do not slip into any yoke of servitude.

Montgomery New Testament

stand firm then, and do not be again entangled in a yoke of bondage.

NET Bible

For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke of slavery.

New Heart English Bible

Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Noyes New Testament

Stand firm in the liberty with which Christ made us free, and be not again bound fast to the yoke of bondage.

Sawyer New Testament

STAND firm in the liberty with which Christ has made you free, and be not again subject to a yoke of servitude.

The Emphasized Bible

With her freedom, Christ hath made you, free. Stand fast, therefore, and do not, again, with a yoke of servitude, be held fast!

Thomas Haweis New Testament

STAND fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made you free, and be not again held under a yoke of bondage.

Twentieth Century New Testament

It is for freedom that Christ set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not again be held under the yoke of slavery.

Webster

Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Weymouth New Testament

Christ having made us gloriously free--stand fast and do not again be hampered with the yoke of slavery.

Williams New Testament

This is the freedom with which Christ has made us free. So keep on standing in it, and stop letting your necks be fastened in the yoke of slavery again.

World English Bible

Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don't be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.

Worrell New Testament

For freedom did Christ make us free; stand fast, therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

Worsley New Testament

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again in the yoke of bondage.

Youngs Literal Translation

In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free -- stand ye, and be not held fast again by a yoke of servitude;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
στήκω 
Steko 
Usage: 7

οὖν 
Oun 
therefore, then, so, and, now, wherefore, but, not tr,
Usage: 417

in the liberty
ἐλευθερία 
Eleutheria 
Usage: 11

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

Χριστός 
christos 
Usage: 557

ἐλευθερόω 
Eleutheroo 
Usage: 5

us
ἡμᾶς 
hemas 
us, we, our, us-ward 9, not tr
Usage: 170

ἐλευθερόω 
Eleutheroo 
Usage: 5

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

be
ἐνέχω 
Enecho 
have a quarrel with, urge, entangle with
Usage: 3

not
μή 
me 
not, no, that not, God forbid 9, lest, neither, no man , but, none, not translated,
Usage: 493

ἐνέχω 
Enecho 
have a quarrel with, urge, entangle with
Usage: 3

πάλιν 
Palin 
Usage: 120

with the yoke
ζυγός 
Zugos 
Usage: 4

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Images Galatians 5:1

Context Readings

Live In Freedom And Love One Another

1 It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery. 2 Behold I, Paul, say to you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you.

Cross References

Galatians 2:4

But it was because of the false brethren secretly brought in, who had sneaked in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, in order to bring us into bondage.

1 Corinthians 16:13

Be on the alert, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

Acts 15:10

Now therefore why do you put God to the test by placing upon the neck of the disciples a yoke which neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?

2 Corinthians 3:17

Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.

Galatians 5:13

For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

Matthew 11:28-30

Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.

John 8:32-36

and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”

Romans 6:14

For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

Romans 6:18

and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

Romans 8:2

For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.

Hebrews 10:23

Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful;

2 Peter 2:19

promising them freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by what a man is overcome, by this he is enslaved.

Psalm 51:12

Restore to me the joy of Your salvation
And sustain me with a willing spirit.

Proverbs 23:23

Buy truth, and do not sell it,
Get wisdom and instruction and understanding.

Isaiah 61:1

The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me,
Because the Lord has anointed me
To bring good news to the afflicted;
He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to captives
And freedom to prisoners;

Romans 7:6

But now we have been released from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, so that we serve in newness of the Spirit and not in oldness of the letter.

1 Corinthians 7:22

For he who was called in the Lord while a slave, is the Lord’s freedman; likewise he who was called while free, is Christ’s slave.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.

Galatians 3:25

But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a tutor.

Galatians 4:9

But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, how is it that you turn back again to the weak and worthless elemental things, to which you desire to be enslaved all over again?

Galatians 4:26

But the Jerusalem above is free; she is our mother.

Galatians 4:31

So then, brethren, we are not children of a bondwoman, but of the free woman.

Ephesians 6:14

Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness,

Colossians 2:16-22

Therefore no one is to act as your judge in regard to food or drink or in respect to a festival or a new moon or a Sabbath day—

1 Thessalonians 3:8

for now we really live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

2 Thessalonians 2:15

So then, brethren, stand firm and hold to the traditions which you were taught, whether by word of mouth or by letter from us.

Hebrews 3:6

but Christ was faithful as a Son over His house—whose house we are, if we hold fast our confidence and the boast of our hope firm until the end.

Hebrews 3:14

For we have become partakers of Christ, if we hold fast the beginning of our assurance firm until the end,

Hebrews 4:14

Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.

Hebrews 9:8-11

The Holy Spirit is signifying this, that the way into the holy place has not yet been disclosed while the outer tabernacle is still standing,

Hebrews 10:35-39

Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward.

1 Peter 2:16

Act as free men, and do not use your freedom as a covering for evil, but use it as bondslaves of God.

Jude 1:3

Beloved, while I was making every effort to write you about our common salvation, I felt the necessity to write to you appealing that you contend earnestly for the faith which was once for all handed down to the saints.

Jude 1:20-21

But you, beloved, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit,

Revelation 2:25

Nevertheless what you have, hold fast until I come.

Revelation 3:3

So remember what you have received and heard; and keep it, and repent. Therefore if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come to you.

Matthew 23:4

They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves are unwilling to move them with so much as a finger.

Romans 7:3

So then, if while her husband is living she is joined to another man, she shall be called an adulteress; but if her husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is not an adulteress though she is joined to another man.

Philippians 1:27

Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

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