Christ Has Set Us Free

For (A)freedom Christ has (B)set us free; (C)stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to (D)a yoke of (E)slavery.

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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)

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17 Now the Lord[a] is the Spirit, and where (A)the Spirit of the Lord is, there is (B)freedom.

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  1. 2 Corinthians 3:17 Or this Lord

17 Now the Lord is the Spirit,(A) and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.(B)

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13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. (A)Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love (B)serve one another.

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Life by the Spirit

13 You, 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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  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.

16 (A)Live as people who are free, not using your freedom as a cover-up for evil, but (B)living as servants[a] of God.

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  1. 1 Peter 2:16 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface

16 Live as free people,(A) but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil;(B) live as God’s slaves.(C)

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14 For (A)sin (B)will have no dominion over you, since you are not under law but under grace.

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14 For sin shall no longer be your master,(A) because you are not under the law,(B) but under grace.(C)

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32 and you will (A)know the truth, and the truth (B)will set you free.” 33 They answered him, (C)“We are offspring of Abraham and have never been enslaved to anyone. How is it that you say, ‘You will become free’?”

34 Jesus answered them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, (D)everyone who practices sin is a slave[a] to sin. 35 (E)The slave does not remain in the house forever; (F)the son remains forever. 36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.

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  1. John 8:34 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface; also verse 35

32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”(A)

33 They answered him, “We are Abraham’s descendants(B) and have never been slaves of anyone. How can you say that we shall be set free?”

34 Jesus replied, “Very truly I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.(C) 35 Now a slave has no permanent place in the family, but a son belongs to it forever.(D) 36 So if the Son sets you free,(E) you will be free indeed.

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For the law of (A)the Spirit of life (B)has set you[a] free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death.

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  1. Romans 8:2 Some manuscripts me

because through Christ Jesus(A) the law of the Spirit who gives life(B) has set you[a] free(C) from the law of sin(D) and death.

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  1. Romans 8:2 The Greek is singular; some manuscripts me

But now that you have come to know God, or rather (A)to be known by God, (B)how can you turn back again to (C)the weak and worthless elementary principles of the world, whose slaves you want to be once more?

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But now that you know God—or rather are known by God(A)—how is it that you are turning back to those weak and miserable forces[a]? Do you wish to be enslaved(B) by them all over again?(C)

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  1. Galatians 4:9 Or principles

(A)Yet because of false brothers secretly brought in—who (B)slipped in to spy out (C)our freedom that we have in Christ Jesus, (D)so that they might bring us into slavery—

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This matter arose because some false believers(A) had infiltrated our ranks to spy on(B) the freedom(C) we have in Christ Jesus and to make us slaves.

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23 (A)Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for (B)he who promised is faithful.

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23 Let us hold unswervingly to the hope(A) we profess,(B) for he who promised is faithful.(C)

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31 So, brothers, we are not children of the slave but (A)of the free woman.

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31 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we are not children of the slave woman,(A) but of the free woman.(B)

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13 Be on your guard; stand firm(A) in the faith; be courageous; be strong.(B)

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(A)Remember, then, what you received and heard. Keep it, and repent. If you will not wake up, (B)I will come (C)like a thief, and you will not know at what hour I will come against you.

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Remember, therefore, what you have received and heard; hold it fast, and repent.(A) But if you do not wake up, I will come like a thief,(B) and you will not know at what time(C) I will come to you.

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