Christian Liberty

5 ^(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.

Christian Liberty

5 ^(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.

^4 (A)You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; ^(B)you have fallen from grace. ⁵ For we through the Spirit eagerly ^(C)wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. ⁶ For ^(D)in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but ^(E)faith working through love.

Love Fulfills the Law

⁷ You ^(F)ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? ⁸ This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. ^9 (G)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, ^(H)why do I still suffer persecution? Then ^(I)the offense of the cross has ceased. ^12 (J)I could wish that those ^(K)who trouble you would even ^[a]cut themselves off!

¹³ For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only ^(L)do not use liberty as an ^(M)opportunity for the flesh, but ^(N)through love serve one another. ¹⁴ For ^(O)all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: ^(P)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

^4 (A)You have become estranged from Christ, you who attempt to be justified by law; ^(B)you have fallen from grace. ⁵ For we through the Spirit eagerly ^(C)wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. ⁶ For ^(D)in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but ^(E)faith working through love.

Love Fulfills the Law

⁷ You ^(F)ran well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth? ⁸ This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you. ^9 (G)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, ^(H)why do I still suffer persecution? Then ^(I)the offense of the cross has ceased. ^12 (J)I could wish that those ^(K)who trouble you would even ^[a]cut themselves off!

¹³ For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only ^(L)do not use liberty as an ^(M)opportunity for the flesh, but ^(N)through love serve one another. ¹⁴ For ^(O)all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: ^(P)“You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”