1 Broeders, as iemand ewenwel deur een of ander misdaad oorval word, moet julle wat geestelik is, so een reghelp met die gees van sagmoedigheid, terwyl jy op jouself let, dat jy ook nie versoek word nie.

2 Dra mekaar se laste en vervul so die wet van Christus.

3 Want as iemand meen dat hy iets is, terwyl hy niks is nie, mislei hy homself.

4 Maar laat elkeen sy eie werk op die proef stel; en dan sal hy grond vir roem hê alleen wat homself betref en nie wat die ander betref nie.

5 Want elkeen sal sy eie pak dra.

6 Maar laat hom wat in die Woord onderwys ontvang, meedeel van alle goeie dinge aan hom wat onderwys gee.

7 Moenie dwaal nie; God laat Hom nie bespot nie; want net wat die mens saai, dit sal hy ook maai.

8 Hy wat in sy vlees saai, sal uit die vlees verderf maai; maar hy wat in die Gees saai, sal uit die Gees die ewige lewe maai.

9 En laat ons nie moeg word om goed te doen nie, want op die regte tyd sal ons maai as ons nie verslap nie.

10 Laat ons dan, terwyl ons geleentheid het, aan almal goed doen, maar die meeste aan die huisgenote van die geloof.

11 Kyk met watter groot letters ek met my eie hand aan julle skrywe.

12 Almal wat 'n mooi vertoning in die vlees wil maak, die dwing julle om julle te laat besny net om nie ter wille van die kruis van Christus vervolg te word nie.

13 Want ook hulle wat besny word, hou self nie die wet nie; maar hulle wil hê dat julle besny moet word, sodat hulle in julle vlees kan roem.

14 Maar wat my betref, mag ek nooit roem nie, behalwe in die kruis van onse Here Jesus Christus, deur wie die wêreld vir my gekruisig is en ek vir die wêreld.

15 Want in Christus Jesus het n•g die besnydenis n•g die onbesnedenheid enige krag, maar 'n nuwe skepsel.

16 En mag daar vrede en barmhartigheid wees oor almal wat sal wandel volgens hierdie reël, en oor die Israel van God!

17 Verder moet niemand my moeite aandoen nie, want ek dra die littekens van die Here Jesus in my liggaam.

18 Die genade van onse Here Jesus Christus sy met julle gees, broeders! Amen.

1 Brothers, if a man is taken in any wrongdoing, you who are of the Spirit will put such a one right in a spirit of love; keeping watch on yourself, for fear that you yourself may be tested.

2 Take on yourselves one another's troubles, and so keep the law of Christ.

3 For if a man has an idea that he is something when he is nothing, he is tricked by himself.

4 But let every man make test of his work, and then will his cause for glory be in himself only, and not in his neighbour.

5 Because every man is responsible for his part of the work.

6 But let him who gets teaching in the word give a part in all good things to his teacher.

7 Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain.

8 Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.

9 And let us not get tired of well-doing; for at the right time we will get in the grain, if we do not give way to weariness.

10 So then, as we have the chance, let us do good to all men, and specially to those who are of the family of the faith.

11 See the size of the handwriting which I myself have made use of in writing to you.

12 Those who have the desire to seem important in the flesh, put force on you to undergo circumcision; only that they may not be attacked because of the cross of Christ.

13 Because even those who undergo circumcision do not themselves keep the law; but they would have you undergo circumcision, so that they may have glory in your flesh.

14 But far be it from me to have glory in anything, but only in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which this world has come to an end on the cross for me, and I for it.

15 For having circumcision is nothing, and not having circumcision is nothing, but only a new order of existence.

16 And on all who are guided by this rule be peace and mercy, and on the Israel of God.

17 From this time on let no man be a trouble to me; because my body is marked with the marks of Jesus.

18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brothers. So be it.