| Berean Study Bible | New International Version |
| 1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery. | 1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. |
| 2Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. | 2Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. |
| 3Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. | 3Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. |
| 4You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. | 4You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. |
| 5But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness. | 5For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope. |
| 6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. All that matters is faith, expressed through love. | 6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. |
| 7You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth? | 7You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? |
| 8Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you. | 8That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. |
| 9A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough. | 9"A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough." |
| 10I 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. | 10I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion, whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty. |
| 11Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished. | 11Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished. |
| 12As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves! | 12As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves! |
| 13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love. | 13You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh; rather, serve one another humbly in love. |
| 14The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.” | 14For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: "Love your neighbor as yourself." |
| 15But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another. | 15If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other. |
| 16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. | 16So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. |
| 17For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want. | 17For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want. |
| 18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. | 18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. |
| 19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; | 19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; |
| 20idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, | 20idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions |
| 21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. | 21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. |
| 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, | 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, |
| 23gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. | 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. |
| 24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. | 24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. |
| 25Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit. | 25Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. |
| 26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying one another. | 26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other. |
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