加拉太书 5

1 基督徒的自由2 我保罗现在告诉你们，如果你们受割礼，基督对你们就毫无益处了。3 我再对所有受割礼的人郑重声明：他有责任遵行全部的律法。4 你们这些靠律法称义的人，是和基督隔绝，从恩典中坠落了。5 我们靠着圣灵，凭着信，热切等候所盼望的义。6 因为在基督耶稣里，受割礼或不受割礼，都没有用处，唯有那藉着爱表达出来的信，才有用处。7 你们向来跑得好，谁拦阻了你们，使你们不顺从真理呢？8 这种劝诱不是出于那召你们的。9 一点面酵能使全团面发起来。10 我在主里深信你们不会存别的意念；但那搅扰你们的，无论是谁，必定要受刑罚。11 弟兄们，如果我仍旧传割礼，我为甚么还受迫害呢？若是这样，十字架绊倒人的地方就没有了。12 我恨不得那些扰乱你们的人把自己阉割了！13 弟兄们，你们蒙召得了自由；只是不可把这自由当作放纵情慾的机会，总要凭着爱心互相服事。14 因为全部的律法，都在“爱人如己”这一句话里面成全了。15 你们要谨慎，如果相咬相吞，恐怕彼此都要毁灭了。
肉体与圣灵为敌16 我是说，你们应当顺着圣灵行事，这样就一定不会去满足肉体的私慾了。17 因为肉体的私慾和圣灵敌对，圣灵也和肉体敌对；这两样互相敌对，使你们不能作自己愿意作的。18 但你们若被圣灵引导，就不在律法以下了。19 肉体所行的都是显而易见的，就如淫乱、污秽、邪荡、20 拜偶像、行邪术、仇恨、争竞、忌恨、忿怒、自私、分党、结派、21 嫉妒、醉酒、荒宴，和类似的事。我从前早就告诉过你们，现在又事先告诉你们：行这些事的人，必定不能承受 神的国。
圣灵的果子22 但圣灵的果子是仁爱、喜乐、平安、忍耐、恩慈、良善、信实、23 温柔、节制；这样的事，是没有律法禁止的。24 属基督耶稣的人，是已经把肉体和邪情私慾都钉在十字架上了。25 如果我们靠圣灵活着，就应该顺着圣灵行事。26 我们不可贪图虚荣，彼此触怒，互相嫉妒。

Galatians 5

Freedom of the Believer

1 For freedomt Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yokes of slavery.2 Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all!3 And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obeyt the whole law.4 You who are trying to be declared righteoust by the law have been alienatedt from Christ; you have fallen away from grace!5 For through the Spirit, by faith, we wait expectantly for the hope of righteousness.

6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision carries any weight – the only thing that matters is faith working through love.t
7 You were running well; who prevented you from obeyingt the truth?8 This persuasiont does not come from the one who calls you!9 A little yeast makes the whole batch of dough rise!t10 I am confidentt in the Lord that you will accept no other view.t But the one who is confusingt you will pay the penalty,t whoever he may be.11 Now, brothers and sisters,t if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted?s In that case the offense of the crosss has been removed.t

12 I wish those agitatorst would go so far as tot castrate themselves!t

Practice Love

13 For you were called to freedom, brothers and sisters;t only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to indulge your flesh,t but through love serve one another.t14 For the whole law can be summed up in a single commandment,t namely, “You must love your neighbor as yourself.”s15 However, if you continually bite and devour one another,t beware that you are not consumedt by one another.16 But I say, livet by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.t17 For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desirest that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition tot each other, so that you cannot do what you want.18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.19 Now the works of the flesht are obvious:t sexual immorality, impurity, depravity,20 idolatry, sorcery,t hostilities,t strife,t jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish rivalries, dissensions,t factions,

21 envying,t murder,s drunkenness, carousing,t 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!
22 But the fruit of the Spiritt is love,s joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,t23 gentleness, andt self-control. Against such things there is no law.24 Now those who belong to Christs have crucified the flesht with its passionst and desires.25 If we live by the Spirit, let us also behave in accordance witht the Spirit.

26 Let us not become conceited,t provokingt one another, being jealoust of one another.