[1] Christ has truly made us free: then keep your free condition and let no
man put a yoke on you again. [2] See, I Paul say to you, that if you
undergo circumcision, Christ will be of no use to you. [3] Yes, I give
witness again to every man who undergoes circumcision, that he will have to
keep all the law. [4] You are cut off from Christ, you who would have
righteousness by the law; you are turned away from grace. [5] For we
through the Spirit by faith are waiting for the hope of righteousness. [6]
Because in Christ Jesus, having circumcision or not having circumcision are
equally of no profit; but only faith working through love. [7] You were
going on well; who was the cause of your not giving ear to what is true?
[8] This ready belief did not come from him who had made you his. [9] A
little leaven makes a change in all the mass. [10] I am certain about you
in the Lord, that you will be of no other mind; but he who is troubling you
will have his punishment, whoever he is. [11] But I, brothers, if I am
still preaching circumcision, why am I still attacked? then has the shame
of the cross been taken away. [12] My desire is that they who give you
trouble might even be cut off themselves. [13] Because you, brothers, were
marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give
the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another. [14] For
all the law is made complete in one word, even in this, Have love for your
neighbour as for yourself. [15] But if you are given to fighting with one
another, take care that you are not the cause of destruction one to
another. [16] But I say, Go on in the Spirit, and you will not come under
the rule of the evil desires of the flesh. [17] For the flesh has desires
against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; because these are
opposite the one to the other; so that you may not do the things which you
have a mind to do. [18] But if you are guided by the Spirit, you are not
under the law. [19] Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these:
evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses, [20] Worship of
images, use of strange powers, hates, fighting, desire for what another
has, angry feelings, attempts to get the better of others, divisions, false
teachings, [21] Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things:
of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who
do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God. [22] But the fruit
of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing,
faith, [23] Gentle behaviour, control over desires: against such there is
no law. [24] And those who are Christ's have put to death on the cross the
flesh with its passions and its evil desires. [25] If we are living by the
Spirit, by the Spirit let us be guided. [26] Let us not be full of
self-glory, making one another angry, having envy of one another.