Galatians 5:1-12
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Christ Set Us Free, So Stand Firm In Faith. If You Pursue The Law, Christ Will Not Profit You
5 Christ set us free for freedom. Therefore be standing-firm, and do not again be held-in[a] a yoke of slavery. 2 Behold— I, Paul, say to you that if you receive-circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing. 3 And I testify again to every man receiving-circumcision that he is a debtor to do the whole Law. 4 You who are [trying to be] declared-righteous by the Law were alienated[b] from Christ. You fell-from grace[c]. 5 For by [d] the Spirit, by faith, we are eagerly-awaiting the hope of righteousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision can-do[e] anything, but faith working[f] through love.
Who Hindered You From Believing The Truth? He Will Bear His Judgment
7 You were running well. Who hindered[g] you that you should not be persuaded[h] by the truth? 8 The persuasion is not from the One calling you! 9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump. 10 I am persuaded[i] with reference to you in the Lord that you will think no other thing. But the one disturbing you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be. 11 But I, brothers, if I am still proclaiming circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? Then the offense of [j] the cross has been abolished. 12 O-that[k] the ones upsetting you would indeed cut-themselves-off [l]!
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- Galatians 5:1 Or, caught-in, subject-to.
- Galatians 5:4 Or, separated, severed, cut off. Christ is of no value to people seeking to relate to God based on works.
- Galatians 5:4 Grace and works are mutually-exclusive paths.
- Galatians 5:5 Or, in.
- Galatians 5:6 Or, avails; has power for, has validity for.
- Galatians 5:6 Or, being in operation, being at work.
- Galatians 5:7 Or, cut-in-on.
- Galatians 5:7 Or, be obeying.
- Galatians 5:10 Or, confident.
- Galatians 5:11 That is, consisting of.
- Galatians 5:12 Or, Would-that.
- Galatians 5:12 That is, castrate themselves (a sarcastic response to their desire for circumcision); or, cut themselves off from the congregation.
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