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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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  1. Galatians 5:12 Or cut themselves off, castrate

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