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Galatians 5:1-12

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1 For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not be subject 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.
2 Look! I, Paul, tell you that if you become circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing!
2 Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
3 And again I testify to every man who becomes circumcised, that he is under obligation to keep the whole law.
3 Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
4 You are estranged from Christ, [you] who are attempting to be justified by the law; you have fallen from grace.
4 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
5 For through the Spirit by faith we eagerly await the hope of righteousness.
5 For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision counts for anything nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love.
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
7 You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying the truth?
7 You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth?
8 This persuasion [is] not from the one who calls you!
8 That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.
9 A little leaven leavens the whole batch of dough.
9 “A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”
10 I have confidence in you in the Lord that you will think nothing different, but the one who is confusing you {will pay the penalty}, whoever he may be.
10 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion, whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty.
11 Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the stumbling block of the cross has been abolished.
11 Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.
12 I wish that the ones who are disturbing you would also {castrate themselves}!
12 As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!
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