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Християнската свобода

(A)И така, стойте твърдо в свободата, за която Христос ни освободи, и не се заплитайте отново в робско иго.

(B)Ето, аз, Павел, ви казвам, че ако се обрязвате, Христос никак няма да ви ползва.

(C)Да! Повторно заявявам на всеки човек, който се обрязва, че е длъжен да изпълни целия закон.

(D)Вие, които желаете да се оправдавате чрез закона, сте се отлъчили от Христос, отпаднали сте от благодатта.

(E)Защото ние чрез Духа очакваме оправданието чрез вяра, за което се надяваме.

(F)Понеже в Христос Исус нито обрязването има някаква сила, нито необрязването, но вярата, която действа чрез любов.

(G)Вие вървяхте добре; кой ви попречи да не бъдете послушни на истината?

(H)Това убеждение не беше от Онзи, Който ви е призовал.

(I)Малко квас заквасва цялото тесто.

10 (J)Аз съм уверен за вас в Господа, че няма да помислите иначе; а който ви смущава, той ще понесе своето наказание, който и да бил той.

11 (K)И аз, братя, защо още да бъда гонен, ако все още проповядвам обрязване? Защото тогава съблазънта на кръста би се махнала.

12 (L)Дано се отсечеха онези, които ви разколебават.

Плодът на Духа и делата на плътта

13 (M)Защото вие, братя, към свобода бяхте призовани; само не превръщайте свободата в разпуснатост на плътта, но с любов служете един на друг.

14 (N)Защото целият закон се изпълнява в една дума, именно в тази: „Да обичаш ближния си, както себе си.“

15 Но ако се хапете и се ядете един друг, пазете се да не би един друг да се изтребите.

16 (O)И така, казвам: Ходете по Духа и няма да угаждате на плътските страсти.

17 (P)Защото плътта желае силно противното на Духа, а Духът – противното на плътта; понеже те се противят едно на друго, за да не можете да правите това, което искате.

18 (Q)Но ако се водите от Духа, не сте под закон.

19 (R)А делата на плътта са явни; те са: блудство, нечистота, сладострастие,

20 идолопоклонство, магьосничество, вражди, разпри, ревнувания, ярости, партизанства, раздори, разцепления,

21 (S)зависти, пиянства, пирувания и други подобни; за които ви предупреждавам, както ви и предупредих, че които вършат такива неща, няма да наследят Божието царство.

22 (T)А плодът на Духа е: любов, радост, мир, дълготърпение, благост, милосърдие, вярност,

23 (U)кротост, себеобуздание; против такива неща няма закон.

24 (V)А които са Исус Христови, разпънали са плътта заедно със страстите и похотите ѝ.

25 (W)Ако по Духа живеем, по Духа и да ходим.

26 (X)Да не ставаме тщеславни, един друг да не се дразним и да не си завиждаме един на друг.

Christian Liberty

(A)Stand[a] fast therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a (B)yoke of bondage. Indeed I, Paul, say to you that (C)if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised (D)that he is [b]a debtor to keep the whole law. (E)You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; (F)you have fallen from grace. For we through the Spirit eagerly (G)wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. For (H)in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but (I)faith working through love.

Love Fulfills the Law

You (J)ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. (K)A little leaven leavens the whole lump. 10 I have confidence in you, in the Lord, that you will have no other mind; but he who troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.

11 And I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, (L)why do I still suffer persecution? Then (M)the offense of the cross has ceased. 12 (N)I could wish that those (O)who trouble you would even [c]cut themselves off!

13 For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only (P)do not use liberty as an (Q)opportunity for the flesh, but (R)through love serve one another. 14 For (S)all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: (T)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15 But if you bite and devour one another, beware lest you be consumed by one another!

Walking in the Spirit

16 I say then: (U)Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17 For (V)the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, (W)so that you do not do the things that you wish. 18 But (X)if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

19 Now (Y)the works of the flesh are evident, which are: [d]adultery, [e]fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, [f]murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that (Z)those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

22 But (AA)the fruit of the Spirit is (AB)love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, (AC)goodness, (AD)faithfulness, 23 [g]gentleness, self-control. (AE)Against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ’s (AF)have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 (AG)If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. 26 (AH)Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Footnotes

  1. Galatians 5:1 NU For freedom Christ has made us free; stand fast therefore, and
  2. Galatians 5:3 obligated
  3. Galatians 5:12 mutilate themselves
  4. Galatians 5:19 NU omits adultery
  5. Galatians 5:19 sexual immorality
  6. Galatians 5:21 NU omits murders
  7. Galatians 5:23 meekness

Freedom in Christ

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)

Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised,(D) Christ will be of no value to you at all. Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.(E) You who are trying to be justified by the law(F) have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.(G) For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.(H) For in Christ Jesus(I) neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value.(J) The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.(K)

You were running a good race.(L) Who cut in on you(M) to keep you from obeying the truth? That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.(N) “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”(O) 10 I am confident(P) in the Lord that you will take no other view.(Q) The one who is throwing you into confusion,(R) whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty. 11 Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted?(S) In that case the offense(T) of the cross has been abolished. 12 As for those agitators,(U) I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!

Life by the Spirit

13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.(V) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a];(W) rather, serve one another(X) humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b](Y) 15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

16 So I say, walk by the Spirit,(Z) and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.(AA) 17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh.(AB) They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever[c] you want.(AC) 18 But if you are led by the Spirit,(AD) you are not under the law.(AE)

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

22 But the fruit(AI) of the Spirit is love,(AJ) joy, peace,(AK) forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness and self-control.(AL) Against such things there is no law.(AM) 24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh(AN) with its passions and desires.(AO) 25 Since we live by the Spirit,(AP) let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26 Let us not become conceited,(AQ) provoking and envying each other.

Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. Galatians 5:14 Lev. 19:18
  3. Galatians 5:17 Or you do not do what