Galatians 5
1 Stand
fast therefore in the
liberty wherewith Christ hath
made us free,
and be not entangled again with the
yoke of
bondage. 2 Behold, I Paul say unto
you, that if ye be
circumcised,
Christ shall
profit you nothing. 3 For I
testify again to
every man that is
circumcised,
that he
is a
debtor to
do the
whole law. 4 Christ is become of no effect unto
you, whosoever of
you are
justified by the
law; ye are fallen
from grace. 5 For we through the
Spirit wait
for the
hope of
righteousness by faith. 6 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any
thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which
worketh by love. 7 Ye did
run well; who did
hinder you that ye
should not obey the
truth? 8 This
persuasion cometh
not of him that
calleth you. 9 A
little leaven leaveneth the
whole lump. 10 I have
confidence in you through the
Lord, that ye will
be none otherwise minded:
but he that
troubleth you shall
bear his
judgment, whosoever he
be.
11 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do
I yet suffer
persecution?
then is the
offence of the
cross ceased.
12 I
would they
were even cut
off which
trouble you. 13 For, brethren, ye have been
called unto liberty; only use
not liberty for an
occasion to the
flesh, but by love serve one
another. 14 For all the
law is
fulfilled in one word, even
in this; Thou shalt
love thy neighbour as thyself. 15 But if ye
bite and devour one
another, take
heed that ye
be not consumed one of another. 16 This I
say then, Walk in the
Spirit, and ye
shall not fulfil the
lust of the
flesh. 17 For the
flesh lusteth against the
Spirit, and the
Spirit against the
flesh: and these are
contrary the one to the
other: so
that ye
cannot do the
things that ye would.
18 But if ye be
led of the
Spirit, ye
are not under the
law. 19 Now the
works of the
flesh are manifest, which are these;
Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the
which I
tell you before,
as I
have also told you in time
past,
that they which
do such
things shall not inherit the
kingdom of
God. 22 But the
fruit of the
Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23 Meekness, temperance: against such there
is no law. 24 And they that
are Christ's have
crucified the
flesh with the
affections and lusts. 25 If we
live in the
Spirit, let
us also walk in the
Spirit. 26 Let
us not be desirous of vain
glory, provoking one
another, envying one
another.