Galatians 5:1

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Freedom in Christ

5 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free.^(A) Stand firm,^(B) then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.^(C)

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Galatians 5:13

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Life by the Spirit

¹³You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.^(A) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh^[a];^(B) rather, serve one another^(C) humbly in love.

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Footnotes

Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.

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Galatians 5:19-26

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¹⁹The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality,^(A) impurity and debauchery; ²⁰idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions ²¹and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.^(B) I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.^(C)

²²But the fruit^(D) of the Spirit is love,^(E) joy, peace,^(F) forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³gentleness and self-control.^(G) Against such things there is no law.^(H) ²⁴Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh^(I) with its passions and desires.^(J) ²⁵Since we live by the Spirit,^(K) let us keep in step with the Spirit. ²⁶Let us not become conceited,^(L) provoking and envying each other.