Galatians 5:1 – Galatians 5:15 BSB
pericope view – section “Freedom in Christ” · section boundaries from BSB headings (public domain)
Freedom in Christ
1 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. See the Greek order
2 Take notice: I, Paul [small, little], tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. See the Greek order
3 Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. See the Greek order
4 You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. See the Greek order
5 But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness. See the Greek order
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. What matters is faith expressing itself through love. See the Greek order
7 You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth? See the Greek order
8 Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you. See the Greek order
9 A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough. See the Greek order
10 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. See the Greek order
11 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. See the Greek order
12 As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves! See the Greek order
13 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. See the Greek order
14 The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” See the Greek order
15 But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another. See the Greek order