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Christ Has Set Us Free

1 For *ver. 13;ch. 2:4;See James 1:25freedom Christ has *See John 8:32set us free; *See 1 Cor. 16:13stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to *Acts 15:10a yoke of *See ch. 2:4slavery.

2 Look: I, Paul, say to you that *ver. 3, 11;Acts 15:1;1 Cor. 7:18if you accept circumcision, *See ch. 4:11Christ will be of no advantage to you. 3 I testify again to every man who accepts circumcision that *Rom. 2:25he is obligated to keep the whole law. 4 You are *Rom. 7:6(Gk.)severed from Christ, *[ch. 2:21;3:10;Rom. 9:31,32] you who would be justified*5:4 Or counted righteous by the law; *[Heb. 12:15;2 Pet. 3:17]you have fallen away from grace. 5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we ourselves eagerly *See Rom. 8:23,25wait for the hope of righteousness. 6 For in Christ Jesus *ch. 6:15;1 Cor. 7:19;Col. 3:11;See ch. 3:28neither circumcision nor uncircumcision counts for anything, but *[Eph. 6:23;1 Thess. 1:3;James 2:18,20,22]only faith working through love.

7 *See 1 Cor. 9:24You were running well. Who hindered you from obeying *See ch. 2:5the truth? 8 This persuasion is not from *ch. 1:6him who calls you. 9 *1 Cor. 5:6;[1 Cor. 15:33;Heb. 12:15]A little leaven leavens the whole lump. 10 *See 2 Cor. 2:3I have confidence in the Lord that you will *[Phil. 3:15] take no other view, and *ch. 1:7;[ver. 12]the one who is troubling you will bear the penalty, whoever he is. 11 But if I, brothers,*5:11 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 13 still preach*5:11 Greek proclaim circumcision, *ch. 4:29;6:12why am I still being persecuted? In that case *1 Cor. 1:23;See 1 Pet. 2:8the offense of the cross has been removed. 12 I wish *[ver. 10]; See ch. 2:4those who unsettle you would emasculate themselves!

13 For you were called to freedom, brothers. *1 Pet. 2:16;Jude 4;[1 Cor. 8:9;2 Pet. 2:19] Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love *1 Cor. 9:19serve one another. 14 For *[Matt. 7:12;22:40] the whole law is fulfilled in one word: *Cited from Lev. 19:18;[ver. 22;ch. 6:2]; See Matt. 19:19;John 13:34"You shall love your neighbor as yourself." 15 But if you *[Phil. 3:2]bite and devour one another, watch out that you are not consumed by one another.

Keep in Step with the Spirit

16 But I say, *ver. 24, 25;Rom. 8:4;See Rom. 13:14walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify *Eph. 2:3the desires of the flesh. 17 For *Rom. 7:23;8:5-7the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, *Rom. 7:15,18,19to keep you from doing the things you want to do. 18 But if you are *Rom. 8:14led by the Spirit, *See Rom. 7:4you are not under the law. 19 Now *1 Cor. 3:3;Eph. 5:3;Col. 3:5;James 3:14,15;[Matt. 15:18-20]the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, *1 Cor. 11:19divisions, 21 envy,*5:21 Some manuscripts add murder drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that *[Col. 3:6]; See 1 Cor. 6:9those who do*5:21 Or make a practice of doing such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. 22 But *[Rom. 7:4;8:5;Eph. 5:9] the fruit of the Spirit is *See Rom. 5:1-5;Col. 3:12-17love, joy, peace, patience, *2 Cor. 6:6kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 *Eph. 4:2gentleness, *Acts 24:25self-control; *1 Tim. 1:9against such things there is no law. 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus *[ver. 16]; See Rom. 6:6have crucified the flesh with its *Rom. 7:5passions and desires.

25 If we live by the Spirit, *[ver. 16]let us also keep in step with the Spirit. 26 *Phil. 2:3Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.