Galaterne 5
1 Til frihet har Kristus frigjort oss; stå derfor fast, og la eder ikke atter legge under trældoms åk!
2 Se, jeg, Paulus, sier eder at dersom I lar eder omskjære, så vil Kristus intet gagne eder.3 Atter vidner jeg for hvert menneske som lar sig omskjære, at han er skyldig å holde hele loven.4 I er skilt fra Kristus, I som vil rettferdiggjøres ved loven; I er falt ut av nåden.5 For ved troen venter vi i Ånden på det som rettferdigheten gir oss håp om;6 for i Kristus Jesus gjelder hverken omskjærelse eller forhud noget, men bare tro, virksom ved kjærlighet.7 I løp godt; hvem hindret eder fra å lyde sannheten?8 Denne overtalelse kommer ikke fra ham som kalte eder.9 En liten surdeig syrer hele deigen.10 Jeg har den tillit til eder i Herren at I ikke vil mene noget annet; men den som forvirrer eder, skal bære sin dom, hvem han så er.11 Men jeg, brødre(-)hvis jeg ennu forkynner omskjærelse, hvorfor forfølges jeg da ennu? da er jo korsets anstøt gjort til intet.
12 Gid de endog må skjære sig selv i sønder, de som opvigler eder!
13 For I blev kalt til frihet, brødre; bruk bare ikke friheten til en leilighet for kjødet, men tjen hverandre i kjærlighet!14 For hele loven er opfylt i ett bud, i dette: Du skal elske din næste som dig selv.15 Men dersom I biter og eter hverandre, da se til at I ikke blir fortært av hverandre!16 Men jeg sier: Vandre i Ånden, så skal I ikke fullbyrde kjødets begjæring.17 For kjødet begjærer imot Ånden, og Ånden imot kjødet; de står hverandre imot, så I ikke skal gjøre det I vil.18 Men dersom I drives av Ånden, da er I ikke under loven.19 Men kjødets gjerninger er åpenbare, såsom: utukt, urenhet, skamløshet,20 avgudsdyrkelse, trolldom, fiendskap, kiv, avind, vrede, stridigheter, tvedrakt, partier,21 misunnelse, mord, drikk, svir og annet slikt; om dette sier jeg eder forut, likesom jeg og forut har sagt, at de som gjør sådant, skal ikke arve Guds rike.22 Men Åndens frukt er kjærlighet, glede, fred, langmodighet, mildhet, godhet, trofasthet, saktmodighet, avholdenhet;23 mot slike er loven ikke.24 Men de som hører Kristus Jesus til, har korsfestet kjødet med dets lyster og begjæringer.25 Dersom vi lever i Ånden, da la oss og vandre i Ånden!
26 La oss ikke ha lyst til tom ære, så vi egger hverandre og bærer avind imot hverandre!
GALATIANS 5
Christ Gives Freedom
1 Christ has set us free! This means we are really free. Now hold on to your freedom and don't ever become slaves of the Law again.
2 I, Paul, promise you that Christ won't do you any good if you get circumcised. 3 If you do, you must obey the whole Law. 4 And if you try to please God by obeying the Law, you have cut yourself off from Christ and his gift of undeserved grace. 5 But the Spirit makes us sure God will accept us because of our faith in Christ.
6 If you are a follower of Christ Jesus, it makes no difference whether you are circumcised or not. All that matters is your faith that makes you love others.
7 You were doing so well until someone made you turn from the truth. 8 And that person was certainly not sent by the one who chose you. 9 t A little yeast can change a whole batch of dough,
10 but you belong to the Lord. This makes me certain you will do what I say, instead of what someone else tells you to do. Whoever is causing trouble for you will be punished.
11 My friends, if I still preach that people need to be circumcised, why am I in so much trouble? The message about the cross would no longer be a problem, if I told people to be circumcised.
12 I wish everyone who is upsetting you would not only get circumcised, but would cut off much more!
13 My friends, you were chosen to be free. So don't use your freedom as an excuse to do anything you want. Use it as an opportunity to serve each other with love. 14 t All the Law says can be summed up in the command to love others as much as you love yourself.
15 But if you keep attacking each other like wild animals, you had better watch out or you will destroy yourselves.God's Spirit //and Our Own Desires
16 If you are guided by the Spirit, you won't obey your selfish desires. 17 t The Spirit and your desires are enemies of each other. They are always fighting each other and keeping you from doing what you feel you should.
18 But if you obey the Spirit, the Law of Moses has no control over you.
19 People's desires make them give in to immoral ways, filthy thoughts, and shameful deeds. 20 They worship idols, practice witchcraft, hate others, and are hard to get along with. People become jealous, angry, and selfish. They not only argue and cause trouble, but they are
21 envious. They get drunk, carry on at wild parties, and do other evil things as well. I told you before, and I am telling you again: No one who does these things will share in the blessings of God's kingdom.
22 God's Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, 23 gentle, and self-controlled. There is no law against behaving in any of these ways. 24 And because we belong to Christ Jesus, we have killed our selfish feelings and desires. 25 God's Spirit has given us life, and so we should follow the Spirit. 26 But don't be conceited or make others jealous by claiming to be better than they are.