1 ¶ Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free and do not be entangled again with the yoke of slavery.

Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.

2 B ehold, I, Paul, say unto you that if ye become circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if ye are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

3 F or I testify again to every man that becomes circumcised that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

And I witness again to every man circumcised, that he is debtor to do the whole law.

4 Y e are empty of the Christ, whosoever of you that justify yourselves by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

Ye are deprived of all profit from the Christ as separated, as many as are justified by law; ye have fallen from grace.

5 F or we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

For we, by Spirit, on the principle of faith, await the hope of righteousness.

6 F or in Christ Jesus neither circumcision avails anything nor uncircumcision, but faith which works by charity.

For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision has any force, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love.

7 Y e did run well; who hindered you that ye should not trust in the truth?

Ye ran well; who has stopped you that ye should not obey the truth?

8 T his persuasion does not come of him that called you.

The persuasibleness not of him that calls you.

9 A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

A little leaven leavens the whole lump.

10 I have confidence in you through the Lord that ye will not be otherwise minded, but he that troubles you shall bear his judgment, whoever he is.

I have confidence as to you in Lord, that ye will have no other mind; and he that is troubling you shall bear the guilt, whosoever he may be.

11 A nd I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? Then is the offence of the cross ceased.

But I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why am I yet persecuted? Then the scandal of the cross has been done away.

12 I even desire that those who trouble you would cut themselves off.

I would that they would even cut themselves off who throw you into confusion.

13 ¶ For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only do not use liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by charity serve one another.

For ye have been called to liberty, brethren; only not liberty into an opportunity to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

14 F or all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

15 B ut if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye are not consumed one of another.

but if ye bite and devour one another, see that ye are not consumed one of another.

16 T his I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

But I say, Walk in Spirit, and ye shall no way fulfil flesh's lust.

17 F or the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other, so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these things are opposed one to the other, that ye should not do those things which ye desire;

18 B ut if ye are led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

but if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under law.

19 N ow the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are fornication, uncleanness, licentiousness,

20 i dolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, disputes, schools of opinion,

21 e nvyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; which I denounce, as I have also told you in time past that those who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revels, and things like these; as to which I tell you beforehand, even as I also have said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit God's kingdom.

22 B ut the fruit of the Spirit is this: Charity, joy, peace, tolerance, gentleness, goodness, faith,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,

23 m eekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

meekness, self-control: against such things there is no law.

24 F or those that are of the Christ have crucified the flesh with its affections and lusts.

But they that of the Christ have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts.

25 I f we live by the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

If we live by the Spirit, let us walk also by the Spirit.

26 L et us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Let us not become vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.