¹ Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ has made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. ² See, I Paul say to you, that if you be circumcised, Christ will profit you nothing. ³ For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. ⁴ Christ is become of no effect to you+ , whoever of you are justified by the law; you are fallen from grace. ⁵ For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith. ⁶ For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision avails any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which works by love. ⁷ You ran well; who did hinder+ you that you should not obey the truth? ⁸ This persuasion comes not of him that calls you. ⁹ A little leaven leavens the whole lump. ¹⁰ I have confidence in you through the Lord, that you will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubles you will bear his judgment, whoever he be+ . ¹¹ And I, brothers, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased. ¹² I would they were even cut off which trouble you. ¹³ For, brothers, you have been called to liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. ¹⁴ For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; You will love your neighbour as yourself. ¹⁵ But if you bite and devour one another, take care that you be not consumed one of another. ¹⁶ This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and you will not fulfil the lust of the flesh. ¹⁷ For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that you cannot do the things that+ you would. ¹⁸ But if you be led of the Spirit, you are not under the law. ¹⁹ Now the works of the flesh are reveal, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, ²⁰ Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, ²¹ Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. ²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, ²³ Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. ²⁴ And those are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. ²⁵ If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit. ²⁶ Let us not be desiring vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.