| King James Bible | NET Bible |
| 1Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. | 1For freedom Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke of slavery. |
| 2Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. | 2Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all! |
| 3For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. | 3And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law. |
| 4Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. | 4You who are trying to be declared righteous by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace! |
| 5For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. | 5For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait expectantly for the hope of righteousness. |
| 6For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love. | 6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight--the only thing that matters is faith working through love. |
| 7Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? | 7You were running well; who prevented you from obeying the truth? |
| 8This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you. | 8This persuasion does not come from the one who calls you! |
| 9A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. | 9A little yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise! |
| 10I 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. | 10I am confident in the Lord that you will accept no other view. But the one who is confusing you will pay the penalty, whoever he may be. |
| 11And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased. | 11Now, brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been removed. |
| 12I would they were even cut off which trouble you. | 12I wish those agitators would go so far as to castrate themselves! |
| 13For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. | 13For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh, but through love serve one another. |
| 14For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. | 14For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment, namely, "You must love your neighbor as yourself." |
| 15But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. | 15However, if you continually bite and devour one another, beware that you are not consumed by one another. |
| 16This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. | 16But I say, live by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh. |
| 17For 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. | 17For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desires that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition to each other, so that you cannot do what you want. |
| 18But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. | 18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. |
| 19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, | 19Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, depravity, |
| 20Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, | 20idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish rivalries, dissensions, factions, |
| 21Envyings, 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. | 21envying, murder, drunkenness, carousing, and similar things. I am warning you, as I had warned you before: Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God! |
| 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, | 22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, |
| 23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. | 23gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. |
| 24And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. | 24Now those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. |
| 25If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. | 25If we live by the Spirit, let us also behave in accordance with the Spirit. |
| 26Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. | 26Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, being jealous of one another. |
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