Galatians 5:12-14
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
12 Would that those who are upsetting you might also castrate themselves![a]
Freedom for Service.[b] 13 For you were called for freedom, brothers.(A) But do not use this freedom as an opportunity for the flesh; rather, serve[c] one another through love. 14 For the whole law(B) is fulfilled in one statement, namely, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”[d]
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- 5:12 A sarcastic half-wish that their knife would go beyond mere circumcision; cf. Phil 3:2 and the note there.
- 5:13–26 In light of another reminder of the freedom of the gospel (Gal 5:13; cf. Gal 5:1), Paul elaborates on what believers are called to do and be: they fulfill the law by love of neighbor (Gal 5:14–15), walking in the Spirit (Gal 5:16–26), as is illustrated by concrete fruit of the Spirit in their lives.
- 5:13 Serve…through love: cf. Gal 5:6.
- 5:14 Lv 19:18, emphasized by Jesus (Mt 22:39; Lk 10:27); cf. Rom 13:8–10.
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