12 [a]Would to God they were even cut off which do [b]disquiet you.

13 For brethren, ye have been called unto liberty: [c]only use not your liberty as an occasion unto the flesh, but by love serve one another.

14 [d]For [e]all the Law is fulfilled in one word, which is this, (A)Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 5:12 An example of a true Pastor inflamed with the zeal of God’s glory and love of his flock.
  2. Galatians 5:12 For they that preach the Law, cause men’s consciences always to tremble.
  3. Galatians 5:13 The third part of this Epistle, showing that the right use of Christian liberty consisteth in this, that being delivered from the slavery of sin and the flesh, and being obedient to the Spirit, we should serve unto one another’s salvation through love.
  4. Galatians 5:14 He propoundeth the love of our neighbor, as a mark whereunto all Christians ought to refer all their actions, and thereunto he citeth the testimony of the Law.
  5. Galatians 5:14 This particle (All) must be restrained to the second table.

12 As for those agitators,(A) I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!

Life by the Spirit

13 You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.(B) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh[a];(C) rather, serve one another(D) humbly in love. 14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”[b](E)

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Footnotes

  1. Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.
  2. Galatians 5:14 Lev. 19:18