Freedom of the Christian

5 Christ has liberated us to be free. Stand firm^(A) then and don’t submit again to a yoke of slavery.^(B)

⁷ You were running well. Who prevented you from obeying the truth?^(A)

¹⁹ Now the works of the flesh are obvious:^[a][b] sexual immorality,^(A) moral impurity,^(B) promiscuity,^{(C) 20} idolatry,^(D) sorcery,^(E) hatreds,^(F) strife,^(G) jealousy,^(H) outbursts of anger,^(I) selfish ambitions,^(J) dissensions,^(K) factions,^{(L) 21} envy,^[c](M) drunkenness, carousing,^(N) and anything similar. I tell you about these things in advance—as I told you before—that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.^(O)

²² But the fruit of the Spirit^(P) is love,^(Q) joy,^(R) peace, patience,^(S) kindness,^(T) goodness, faith,^{[d] 23} gentleness,^(U) self-control.^(V) Against such things there is no law. ²⁴ Now those who belong to Christ Jesus^(W) have crucified the flesh^(X) with its passions and desires.^(Y)