| English Standard Version (ESV) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery. | 1 It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. |
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