Galatians:5:1-15
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Stand fast therefore in the freedom in which Christ has made us free ,
and do not be loaded down again with a yoke of bondage .
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Indeed I ,
Paul ,
say to you that if you become circumcised ,
Christ will profit you nothing .
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And I testify again to every man who becomes circumcised that he is a obligated to keep the whole law .
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You have become estranged from Christ ,
you who are justified by law ;
you have fallen from grace .
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For we by the Spirit eagerly await [
for ]
the hope of righteousness by faith .
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For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision means anything ,
but faith working through love .
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You were running well ;
who hindered you from obeying the truth ?
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This persuasion does not come from Him who calls you .
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A little leaven leavens the whole lump .
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I have confidence in you ,
in the Lord ,
that you will be intent on nothing else ;
but he who troubles you will bear his judgment ,
whoever he may be .
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And I ,
brothers ,
if I still preach circumcision ,
why am I still persecuted ?
In that case the offense of the cross has been done away with .
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Oh that those who disturb you would even castrate themselves !
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For you ,
brothers were called to freedom ;
only do not use freedom for an opportunity for the flesh ,
but through love serve one another .
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For all the law is fulfilled in one word ,
in [
this ]: "
You shall love your neighbor as yourself ."
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But if you bite and devour one another ,
watch out that you are not consumed by one another !