Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
2 Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
3 Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
- KJV
- Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
- WEB
- Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
- ASV
- For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.
- DARBY
- Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.
- BLB
- In freedom Christ set us free. Stand firm, therefore, and do not be entangled again in a yoke of slavery.
- ÅB
- Til frihet har Kristus frigjort oss; stå derfor fast, og la dere ikke igjen legge under slaveriets åk!
- OTB
- Det er for frihet at Kristus har frigjort oss; stå derfor fast og underkast dere ikke igjen under et slaveriets åk.
- B1930
- Til frihet har Kristus frigjort oss; stå derfor fast, og la eder ikke atter legge under trældoms åk!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
Read in contextGalatians 5:13
For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
Read in context1 Peter 2:16
Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
Read in contextRomans 6:14
For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
Read in contextJohn 8:32–36
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
Read in contextRomans 8:2
For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
Read in contextGalatians 4:9
But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
Read in contextHebrews 10:23
Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
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