1 C hrist made us free. Stay that way. Do not get chained all over again in the Law and its kind of religious worship.

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

2 L isten to me! I, Paul, tell you that if you have the religious act of becoming a Jew done on you, Christ will be of no use to you at all.

Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

3 I say it again. Every man who has the religious act of becoming a Jew done on him must obey every Law.

For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

4 I f you expect to be made right with God by obeying the Law, then you have turned away from Christ and His loving-favor.

Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

5 W e are waiting for the hope of being made right with God. This will come through the Holy Spirit and by faith.

For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.

6 I f we belong to Jesus Christ, it means nothing to have or not to have gone through the religious act of becoming a Jew. But faith working through love is important.

For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

7 Y ou were doing well. Who stopped you from obeying the truth?

Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

8 W hatever he used did not come from the One Who chose you to have life.

This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.

9 I t only takes a little yeast to make the whole loaf of bread rise.

A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

10 I feel I can trust you because of what the Lord has done in your life. I believe you will not follow another way. Whoever is trying to lead you in the wrong way will suffer for it.

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

11 C hristian brothers, if I would still preach that people must go through the religious act of becoming a Jew to be a Christian, I would not be suffering from those who are making it hard for me. If I preached like that, the Jews would have no reason to be against the cross of Christ.

And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.

12 I wish those who are so willing to cut your bodies would complete the job by cutting themselves off from you.

I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

13 C hristian brother, you were chosen to be free. Be careful that you do not please your old selves by sinning because you are free. Live this free life by loving and helping others.

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

14 Y ou obey the whole Law when you do this one thing, “Love your neighbor as you love yourself.”

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

15 B ut if you hurt and make it hard for each other, watch out or you may be destroyed by each other.

But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

16 I say this to you: Let the Holy Spirit lead you in each step. Then you will not please your sinful old selves.

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

17 T he things our old selves want to do are against what the Holy Spirit wants. The Holy Spirit does not agree with what our sinful old selves want. These two are against each other. So you cannot do what you want to do.

For the flesh lusteth 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.

18 I f you let the Holy Spirit lead you, the Law no longer has power over you.

But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

19 T he things your sinful old self wants to do are: sex sins, sinful desires, wild living,

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

20 w orshiping false gods, witchcraft, hating, fighting, being jealous, being angry, arguing, dividing into little groups and thinking the other groups are wrong, false teaching,

idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

21 w anting something someone else has, killing other people, using strong drink, wild parties, and all things like these. I told you before and I am telling you again that those who do these things will have no place in the holy nation of God.

envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

22 B ut the fruit that comes from having the Holy Spirit in our lives is: love, joy, peace, not giving up, being kind, being good, having faith,

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23 b eing gentle, and being the boss over our own desires. The Law is not against these things.

meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

24 T hose of us who belong to Christ have nailed our sinful old selves on His cross. Our sinful desires are now dead.

And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

25 I f the Holy Spirit is living in us, let us be led by Him in all things.

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

26 L et us not become proud in ways in which we should not. We must not make hard feelings among ourselves as Christians or make anyone jealous.

Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.