Stand fast
therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath
made us free, and be not entangled again with the
yoke of bondage.
02 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be
circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
03 For I testify again to every man that is
circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole
law.
04 Christ is become of no effect unto you,
whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are
fallen from grace.
05 For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of
righteousness by faith.
06 For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision
availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith
which worketh by love.
07 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye
should not obey the truth?
08 This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth
you.
09 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
10 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 And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision,
why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the
offence of the cross ceased.
12 I would they were even cut off which trouble
you.
13 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 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even
in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as
thyself.
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15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take
heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye
shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
17 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 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not
under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which
are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness,
lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance,
emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 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 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,
peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness,
faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no
law.
24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the
flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in
the Spirit.
26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory,
provoking one another, envying one another.
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