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5 For we through the Spirit, by faith, are waiting for the hope of righteousness.
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For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope.
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything, but faith working through love.
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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?
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You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth?
8 This persuasion did not come from Him who calls you.
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That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you.
9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump of dough.
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“A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.”
10 I have confidence in you in the Lord that you will adopt no other view; but the one who is disturbing you will bear his judgment, whoever he is.
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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 But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been abolished.
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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 those who are troubling you would even mutilate themselves.
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As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!
13 For you were called to freedom, brethren; only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
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You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh ; rather, serve one another humbly in love.
14 For the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in the statement, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF."
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For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
15 But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you are not consumed by one another.
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If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
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