24 And (A)let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works,

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24 And let us consider how we may spur one another on toward love and good deeds,(A)

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11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.

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11 Therefore encourage one another(A) and build each other up,(B) just as in fact you are doing.

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18 Little children, let us not (A)love in word or talk but in deed and (B)in truth.

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18 Dear children,(A) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.(B)

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Concluding Exhortations

13 Keep on loving one another as brothers and sisters.(A)

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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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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.

16 Let (A)the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, (B)singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, (C)with thankfulness in your hearts to God.

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16 Let the message of Christ(A) dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom(B) through psalms,(C) hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.(D)

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The saying is (A)trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful (B)to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.

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This is a trustworthy saying.(A) And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good.(B) These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.

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12 and may the Lord (A)make you increase and abound in love (B)for one another and for all, as we do for you, 13 so that he may (C)establish your hearts blameless in holiness before (D)our God and Father, at (E)the coming of our Lord Jesus (F)with all his saints.

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12 May the Lord make your love increase and overflow for each other(A) and for everyone else, just as ours does for you. 13 May he strengthen your hearts so that you will be blameless(B) and holy in the presence of our God and Father(C) when our Lord Jesus comes(D) with all his holy ones.(E)

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18 They are to do good, (A)to be rich in good works, to be generous and (B)ready to share,

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18 Command them to do good, to be rich in good deeds,(A) and to be generous and willing to share.(B)

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(A)Remember those who are in prison, as though in prison with them, and those who are mistreated, since you also are in the body.

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Continue to remember those in prison(A) as if you were together with them in prison, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering.

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Bear One Another's Burdens

Brothers,[a] (A)if anyone is caught in any transgression, (B)you who are spiritual should restore him in (C)a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 6:1 Or Brothers and sisters; also verse 18

Doing Good to All

Brothers and sisters, if someone is caught in a sin, you who live by the Spirit(A) should restore(B) that person gently. But watch yourselves, or you also may be tempted.

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10 For (A)God is not unjust so as to overlook (B)your work and the love that you have shown for his name in (C)serving the saints, as you still do. 11 And we desire each one of you to show the same earnestness to have the full assurance (D)of hope until the end,

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10 God is not unjust; he will not forget your work and the love you have shown him as you have helped his people and continue to help them.(A) 11 We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, so that what you hope(B) for may be fully realized.

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For in Christ Jesus (A)neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but (B)only faith working through love.

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For in Christ Jesus(A) neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value.(B) The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.(C)

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