Galatians 5:12-14
Legacy Standard Bible
12 I wish that (A)those who are upsetting you would even [a](B)mutilate themselves.
13 For you were called to (C)freedom, brothers; (D)only do not turn your freedom into an opportunity for the flesh, but through love (E)serve one another. 14 For (F)the whole Law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “(G)You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”
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- Galatians 5:12 Or cut themselves off, castrate
Galatians 5:12-14
New International Version
12 As for those agitators,(A) I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!
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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)
Footnotes
- 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.
- Galatians 5:14 Lev. 19:18
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