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Galatians: The Epistle of Paul to the Galatians

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Amen. <p class="hdg">No Other Gospel<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel&#8212; <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse! <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse! <p class="hdg">Paul Preaches the Gospel<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please men, I would not be a servant of Christ. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>For I certify to you, brothers, that the gospel I preached was not devised by man.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>I did not receive it from any man, nor was I taught it; rather, I received it by revelation from Jesus Christ. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how severely I persecuted the church of God and tried to destroy it. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>I was advancing in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries and was extremely zealous for the traditions of my fathers. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But when God, who set me apart from my mother&#8217;s womb and called me by His grace, was pleased <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>to reveal His Son in me so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not rush to consult with flesh and blood, <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>nor did I go up to Jerusalem to the apostles who came before me, but I went into Arabia and later returned to Damascus. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Only after three years did I go up to Jerusalem to confer with Cephas,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> and I stayed with him fifteen days. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>But I saw none of the other apostles except James, the Lord&#8217;s brother. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Later I went to the regions of Syria and Cilicia. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>I was personally unknown, however, to the churches of Judea that are in Christ. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>They only heard the account: &#8220;The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/1-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>And they glorified God because of me.<A name="fn"></a><br /><br /></p><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> SBL, BYZ, and TR <i>God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ</i><span class="thin">&#8239;</span><br><span class="fnverse">11</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Literally <i>not according to man</i><span class="thin">&#8239;</span><br><span class="fnverse">18</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> That is, Peter<br><br /></div></div> <table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/bsb/galatians/1.htm" title="Galatians 1"></a> Galatians 2 <a href="/bsb/galatians/3.htm" title="Galatians 3"></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div class="vheading2"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Galatians 2</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/esv/galatians/2.shtml" style="color:#552200" title="Parallel Chapters"></a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">The Council at Jerusalem<br /><span class="cross">(<a hlef ="../acts/15.htm#5">Acts 15:5&#8211;21</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Fourteen years later I went up again to Jerusalem, accompanied by Barnabas. I took Titus along also. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Yet not even Titus, who was with me, was compelled to be circumcised, even though he was a Greek. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>We did not give in to them for a moment, so that the truth of the gospel would remain with you. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>But as for the highly esteemed&#8212;whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span>&#8212;those leaders added nothing to me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>For the One who was at work in Peter&#8217;s apostleship to the circumcised was also at work in my apostleship to the Gentiles. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> and John&#8212;those reputed to be pillars&#8212;gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>They only asked us to remember the poor, the very thing I was eager to do. <p class="hdg">Paul Confronts Cephas<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>When Cephas came to Antioch, however, I opposed him to his face, because he stood to be condemned. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For before certain men came from James, he used to eat with the Gentiles. But when they arrived, he began to draw back and separate himself, for fear of those in the circumcision group. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The other Jews joined him in his hypocrisy, so that by their hypocrisy even Barnabas was led astray. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>When I saw that they were not walking in line with the truth of the gospel, I said to Cephas in front of them all, &#8220;If you, who are a Jew, live like a Gentile and not like a Jew, how can you compel the Gentiles to live like Jews?&#8221;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>We who are Jews by birth and not Gentile &#8220;sinners&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>But if, while we seek to be justified in Christ, we ourselves are found to be sinners, does that make Christ a minister of sin? Certainly not! <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>If I rebuild what I have already torn down, I prove myself to be a lawbreaker. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>For through the law I died to the law so that I might live to God. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/2-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, Christ died for nothing.<A name="fn"></a><br /><br /></p><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Literally <i>God does not accept the face of man</i><span class="thin">&#8239;</span><br><span class="fnverse">9</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> That is, Peter; also in verses 11 and 14<br><span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> Some translators close this quotation after verse 16 or 21.<br><br /></div></div> <table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/bsb/galatians/2.htm" title="Galatians 2"></a> Galatians 3 <a href="/bsb/galatians/4.htm" title="Galatians 4"></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div class="vheading2"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Galatians 3</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/esv/galatians/3.shtml" style="color:#552200" title="Parallel Chapters"></a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Faith and Belief<br /><span class="cross">(<a hlef ="../james/2.htm#14">James 2:14&#8211;26</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>O foolish Galatians! Who has bewitched you? Before your very eyes Jesus Christ was clearly portrayed as crucified. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith? <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh? <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Have you suffered so much for nothing, if it really was for nothing? <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe? <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>So also, &#8220;Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.&#8221;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Understand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith, and foretold the gospel to Abraham: &#8220;All nations will be blessed through you.&#8221;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith. <p class="hdg">Christ Has Redeemed Us<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: &#8220;Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.&#8221;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because, &#8220;The righteous will live by faith.&#8221;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The law, however, is not based on faith; on the contrary, &#8220;The man who does these things will live by them.&#8221;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us. For it is written: &#8220;Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.&#8221;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">g</a></span> would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit. <p class="hdg">The Purpose of the Law<br /><span class="cross">(<a hlef ="../romans/7.htm">Romans 7:1&#8211;6</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Brothers, let me put this in human terms. Even a human covenant, once it is ratified, cannot be canceled or amended. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>The promises were spoken to Abraham and to his seed. The Scripture does not say, &#8220;and to seeds,&#8221; meaning many, but &#8220;and to your seed,&#8221;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">h</a></span> meaning One, who is Christ. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>What I mean is this: The law that came 430 years later does not revoke the covenant previously established by God, so as to nullify the promise. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>For if the inheritance depends on the law, then it no longer depends on a promise; but God freely granted it to Abraham through a promise. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>A mediator is unnecessary, however, for only one party; but God is one. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Before this faith came, we were held in custody under the law, locked up until faith should be revealed. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Now that faith has come, we are no longer under a guardian. <p class="hdg">Sons through Faith in Christ<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>You are all sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>For all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/3-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>And if you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham&#8217;s seed and heirs according to the promise.<A name="fn"></a><br /><br /></p><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">6</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <a hlef="../genesis/15.htm#6">Genesis 15:6</a><br><span class="fnverse">8</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> See <a hlef="../genesis/12.htm#3">Genesis 12:3</a>, <a hlef="../genesis/18.htm#18">Genesis 18:18</a>, and <a hlef="../genesis/22.htm#18">Genesis 22:18</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">10</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <a hlef="../deuteronomy/27.htm#26">Deuteronomy 27:26</a> (see also LXX)<br><span class="fnverse">11</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <a hlef="../habakkuk/2.htm#4">Habakkuk 2:4</a><br><span class="fnverse">12</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> <a hlef="../leviticus/18.htm#5">Leviticus 18:5</a>; see also <a hlef="../ezekiel/20.htm#11">Ezekiel 20:11, 13, and 21</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">13</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> <a hlef="../deuteronomy/21.htm#23">Deuteronomy 21:23</a> (see also LXX)<br><span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotesbot">g</span> Literally <i>the blessing of Abraham</i><span class="thin">&#8239;</span><br><span class="fnverse">16</span> <span class="footnotesbot">h</span> <a hlef="../genesis/12.htm#7">Genesis 12:7</a>; <a hlef="../genesis/13.htm#15">Genesis 13:15</a><br><br /></div></div> <table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/bsb/galatians/3.htm" title="Galatians 3"></a> Galatians 4 <a href="/bsb/galatians/5.htm" title="Galatians 5"></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div class="vheading2"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Galatians 4</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/esv/galatians/4.shtml" style="color:#552200" title="Parallel Chapters"></a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Sons and Heirs<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>What I am saying is that as long as the heir is a child, he is no different from a slave, although he is the owner of everything. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>He is subject to guardians and trustees until the date set by his father. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>So also, when we were children, we were enslaved under the basic principles<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> of the world. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law, <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, &#8220;Abba, Father!&#8221; <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>So you are no longer a slave, but a son; and since you are a son, you are also an heir through God. <p class="hdg">Paul&#8217;s Concern for the Galatians<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Formerly, when you did not know God, you were slaves to those who by nature are not gods. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again? <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>You are observing special days and months and seasons and years! <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>I fear for you, that my efforts for you may have been in vain. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>I beg you, brothers, become like me, for I became like you. You have done me no wrong. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>You know that it was because of an illness that I first preached the gospel to you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>What then has become of your blessing? For I can testify that, if it were possible, you would have torn out your eyes and given them to me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth? <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Those people are zealous for you, but not in a good way. Instead, they want to isolate you from us, so that you may be zealous for them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Nevertheless, it is good to be zealous if it serves a noble purpose&#8212;at any time, and not only when I am with you. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>My children, for whom I am again in the pains of childbirth until Christ is formed in you, <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>how I wish I could be with you now and change my tone, because I am perplexed about you. <p class="hdg">Hagar and Sarah<br /><span class="cross">(<a hlef ="../genesis/21.htm#9">Genesis 21:9&#8211;21</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says? <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>But the Jerusalem above is free, and she is our mother. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>For it is written: <p class="indent1stline">&#8220;Rejoice, O barren woman, <p class="indent2"> who bears no children; <p class="indent1"> break forth and cry aloud, <p class="indent2"> you who have never travailed; <p class="indent1"> because more are the children of the desolate woman <p class="indent2"> than of her who has a husband.&#8221;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Now you,<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> brothers, like Isaac, are children of promise. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>But what does the Scripture say? &#8220;Expel the slave woman and her son, for the slave woman&#8217;s son will never share in the inheritance with the free woman&#8217;s son.&#8221;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/4-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.<A name="fn"></a><br /><br /></p><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">3</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>elemental forces</i><span class="thin">&#8239;</span>; similarly in verse 9<br><span class="fnverse">22</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> See <a hlef="../genesis/16.htm#15">Genesis 16:15</a> and <a hlef="../genesis/21.htm#2">Genesis 21:2&#8211;3</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">27</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <a hlef="../isaiah/54.htm">Isaiah 54:1</a><br><span class="fnverse">28</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> WH, BYZ, and TR <i>we</i><span class="thin">&#8239;</span><br><span class="fnverse">30</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> <a hlef="../genesis/21.htm#10">Genesis 21:10</a><br><br /></div></div> <table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/bsb/galatians/4.htm" title="Galatians 4"></a> Galatians 5 <a href="/bsb/galatians/6.htm" title="Galatians 6"></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div class="vheading2"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Galatians 5</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/esv/galatians/5.shtml" style="color:#552200" title="Parallel Chapters"></a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Freedom in Christ<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth? <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves! <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: &#8220;Love your neighbor as yourself.&#8221;<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another. <p class="hdg">Walking by the Spirit<br /><span class="cross">(<a hlef ="../ezekiel/36.htm#16">Ezekiel 36:16&#8211;38</a>; <a hlef ="../romans/8.htm#9">Romans 8:9&#8211;11</a>)</span><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/5-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another.<A name="fn"></a><br /><br /></p><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <a hlef="../leviticus/19.htm#18">Leviticus 19:18</a><br><br /></div></div> <table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="/bsb/galatians/5.htm" title="Galatians 5"></a> Galatians 6 <a href="/bsb/ephesians/1.htm" title="Ephesians 1"></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div class="vheading2"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Galatians 6</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/bsb/esv/galatians/6.shtml" style="color:#552200" title="Parallel Chapters"></a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Carry One Another&#8217;s Burdens<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Carry one another&#8217;s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For each one should carry his own load. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>Nevertheless, the one who receives instruction in the word must share in all good things with his instructor. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Let us not grow weary in well-doing, for in due time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to everyone, and especially to the family of faith. <p class="hdg">Final Warnings and Blessings<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>See what large letters I am using to write to you with my own hand! <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Those who want to make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel you to be circumcised. They only do this to avoid persecution for the cross of Christ. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>For the circumcised do not even keep the law themselves, yet they want you to be circumcised that they may boast in your flesh. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>But as for me, may I never boast, except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. <span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything. What counts is a new creation. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Peace and mercy to all who walk by this rule, even to the Israel of God. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>From now on let no one cause me trouble, for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/galatians/6-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. <p class="reg"> Amen.<A name="fn"></a><br /><br /></p><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> Or <i>through whom</i><span class="thin">&#8239;</span><br><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><br />The Berean Bible (<a href="http://berean.bible">www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href="http://bereanbible.com">Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> &copy; 2016, 2018 by <a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible Hub</a> and <a href="http://berean.bible">Berean.Bible</a>. 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