Live In Freedom And Love One Another
1 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.
1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
1 (a)(A)It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore (B)keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a (C)yoke of slavery.
1 Christ has liberated us to be free. Stand firm(A) then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery.(B)
1 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.
2 Why, I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ can do nothing for you.
2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
2 Behold I, (D)Paul, say to you that if you receive (E)circumcision, Christ will be of no benefit to you.
2 Take note! I, Paul, tell you that if you get yourselves circumcised, Christ will not benefit you at all.
2 Listen! I, Paul, am telling you that if you allow yourselves to be circumcised, the Messiah will be of no benefit to you.
3 I insist again to any man who lets himself be circumcised, that he is under obligation to obey the whole Law.
3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
3 And I (F)testify again to every man who receives (G)circumcision, that he is under obligation to (H)keep the whole Law.
3 Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to keep the entire law.
3 Again, I insist that everyone who allows himself to be circumcised is obligated to obey the entire Law.
4 You people who propose to be made upright by law have finished with Christ; you have lost your hold upon God's favor.
4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
4 You have been severed from Christ, you who (b)are seeking to be justified by law; you have (I)fallen from grace.
4 You who are trying to be justified by the law are alienated from Christ; you have fallen from grace.(C)
4 Those of you who are trying to be justified by the Law have been cut off from the Messiah. You have fallen away from grace.
6 For in union with Christ Jesus, neither circumcision nor the want of it counts for anything, but only faith acting through love.
6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
6 For in (K)Christ Jesus (L)neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but (M)faith working through love.
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision accomplishes anything; what matters is faith(F) working through love.(G)
6 for in union with the Messiah Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision matters. What matters is faith expressed through love.
10 I am confident in the Lord that you will not take a different view. The man who is unsettling you will have to pay the penalty for it, no matter who he is.
10 I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.
10 (Q)I have confidence (e)in you in the Lord that you (R)will adopt no other view; but the one who is (S)disturbing you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.
10 I have confidence in the Lord you will not accept any other view. But whoever it is that is confusing you will pay the penalty.(J)
10 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view of this. However, the one who is troubling you will suffer God's judgment, whoever he is.
11 And I, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? If that is the case, the cross has ceased to be an obstacle, I suppose!
11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
11 But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still (T)persecuted? Then (U)the stumbling block of the cross has been abolished.
11 Now brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross(K) has been abolished.
11 As for me, brothers, if I am still preaching the necessity of circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed.
Practice Love
13 For you, brothers, have been called to freedom; only do not make your freedom an excuse for the physical, but in love be slaves to one another.
13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
13 For you were called to (X)freedom, brethren; (Y)only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love (Z)serve one another.
13 For you were called(L) to be free, brothers; only don’t use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but serve one another through love.
13 For you, brothers, were called to freedom. Only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity to gratify your flesh, but through love make it your habit to serve one another.
14 For the whole Law is summed up in one saying: "You must love your neighbor as you do yourself."
14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
14 For (AA)the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, “(AB)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
14 For the whole Law is summarized in a single statement: "You must love your neighbor as yourself."
Live By The Spirit And Reject The Deeds Of The Flesh
17 For the physical cravings are against the Spirit, and the cravings of the Spirit are against the physical; the two are in opposition, so that you cannot do anything you please.
17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
17 For (AF)the flesh (g)sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, (AG)so that you may not do the things that you (h)please.
17 For the flesh desires(Q) what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want.(R)
17 For what the flesh wants is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit wants is opposed to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, and so you do not do what you want to do.
19 The things our physical nature does are clear enough??mmorality, impurity, licentiousness,
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
19 Now the works of the flesh are obvious:(b)(c) sexual immorality,(S) moral impurity,(T) promiscuity,(U)
19 Now the actions of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, promiscuity,
20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, quarreling, jealousy, anger, selfishness, dissension, party-spirit,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
20 idolatry, (AK)sorcery, enmities, (AL)strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, (AM)disputes, dissensions, (j)(AN)factions,
20 idolatry,(V) sorcery,(W) hatreds,(X) strife,(Y) jealousy,(Z) outbursts of anger,(AA) selfish ambitions,(AB) dissensions,(AC) factions,(AD)
20 idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, rivalry, jealously, outbursts of anger, quarrels, conflicts, factions,
21 envy, drunkenness, carousing, and the like. I warn you as I did before that people who do such things will have no share in the Kingdom of God.
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
21 envying, (AO)drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not (AP)inherit the kingdom of God.
21 envy,(d)(AE) drunkenness, carousing,(AF) and anything similar. I tell you about these things in advance—as I told you before—that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.(AG)
21 envy, murder, drunkenness, wild partying, and things like that. I am telling you now, as I have told you in the past, that people who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But what the Spirit produces is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
22 But (AQ)the fruit of the Spirit is (AR)love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
22 But the fruit of the Spirit(AH) is love,(AI) joy,(AJ) peace, patience,(AK) kindness,(AL) goodness, faith,(e)
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
24 Those who belong to Jesus the Christ have crucified the physical nature with its propensities and cravings.
24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
24 Now those who (k)belong to (AU)Christ Jesus have (AV)crucified the flesh with its passions and (AW)desires.
24 Now those who belong to Christ Jesus(AO) have crucified the flesh(AP) with its passions and desires.(AQ)
24 Now those who belong to the Messiah Jesus have crucified their flesh with its passions and desires.