Parallel Verses

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.

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.

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 Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. 2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if you be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.


Cross References

Galatians 2:4

And because of false brethren brought in unawares, who came in secretly to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:

1 Corinthians 16:13

Watch, stand fast in the faith, be men, be strong.

Acts 15:10

Now therefore why test God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

2 Corinthians 3:17

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

Galatians 5:13

For, brethren, you have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Matthew 11:28-30

Come unto me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

John 8:32-36

And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.

Romans 6:14

For sin shall not have dominion over you: for you are not under the law, but under grace.

Romans 6:18

Being then made free from sin, you became the servants of righteousness.

Romans 8:2

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

Hebrews 10:23

Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)

2 Peter 2:19

While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

Psalm 51:12

Restore unto me the joy of your salvation; and uphold me with a free spirit.

Proverbs 23:23

Buy the truth, and sell it not; also wisdom, and instruction, and understanding.

Isaiah 61:1

The spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD has anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;

Romans 7:6

But now we are delivered from the law, being dead to that in which we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.

1 Corinthians 7:22

For he that is called in the Lord, being a servant, is the Lord's freeman: likewise also he that is called, being free, is Christ's servant.

1 Corinthians 15:58

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, unmovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, since you know that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Galatians 3:25

But after faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

Galatians 4:9

But now, after you have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn you again to the weak and beggarly elements, to which you desire again to be in bondage?

Galatians 4:26

But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

Galatians 4:31

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

Ephesians 6:14

Stand therefore, having your loins girded about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;

Colossians 2:16-22

Let no man therefore judge you in food, or in drink, or in respect of a holy day, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath days:

1 Thessalonians 3:8

For now we live, if you stand fast in the Lord.

2 Thessalonians 2:15

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which you have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

Hebrews 3:6

But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

Hebrews 3:14

For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of our confidence steadfast unto the end;

Hebrews 4:14

Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession.

Hebrews 9:8-11

The Holy Spirit this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while the first tabernacle was yet standing:

Hebrews 10:35-39

Cast not away therefore your confidence, which has great recompense of reward.

1 Peter 2:16

As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

Jude 1:3

Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was necessary for me to write unto you, and exhort you that you should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

Jude 1:20-21

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

Revelation 2:25

But that which you have already hold fast till I come.

Revelation 3:3

Remember therefore how you have received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore you will not watch, I will come on you as a thief, and you will not know what hour I will come upon you.

Matthew 23:4

For they bind heavy burdens and grievous to be borne, and lay them on men's shoulders; but they themselves will not move them with one of their fingers.

Romans 7:3

So then if, while her husband lives, she is married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband dies, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she is married to another man.

Philippians 1:27

Only let your manner of life be as it becomes the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that you stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;

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