Freedom in Christ
Galatians 5:1
In 9 translations
- BSB
- It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
- KJV
- Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
- WEB
- Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
- ASV
- For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.
- LSV
- In the freedom, then, with which Christ made you free—stand, and do not be held fast again by a yoke of servitude.
- YLT
- In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free — stand ye, and be not held fast again by a yoke of servitude;
- DBY
- Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.
- DRC
- Stand fast, and be not held again under the yoke of bondage.
- GNV
- Stand fast therefore in the libertie wherewith Christ hath made vs free, and be not intangled againe with the yoke of bondage.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include ᾗ (“which”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἡμᾶς elsewhere in this verse.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place οὖν elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: ἡμᾶς Χριστὸς ἠλευθέρωσεν στήκετε οὖν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἡμᾶς Χριστὸς ἠλευθέρωσεν στήκετε οὖν; Robinson–Pierpont read οὖν ᾗ Χριστὸς ἡμᾶς ἠλευθέρωσεν στήκετε.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- τῇ ἐλευθερίᾳ ἡμᾶς Χριστὸς ἠλευθέρωσεν· στήκετε οὖν καὶ μὴ πάλιν ζυγῷ δουλείας ἐνέχεσθε.
- RP2018
- Τῇ ἐλευθερίᾳ οὖν ᾗ χριστὸς ἡμᾶς ἠλευθέρωσεν, στήκετε, καὶ μὴ πάλιν ζυγῷ δουλείας ἐνέχεσθε.
- TR-Boyd
- Τῇ ἐλευθερίᾳ οὖν ᾗ Χριστὸς ἡμᾶς ἠλευθέρωσε, στήκετε, καὶ μὴ πάλιν ζυγῷ δουλείας ἐνέχεσθε.
- SCR1894
- τη ελευθερια ουν η χριστος ημας ηλευθερωσεν στηκετε και μη παλιν ζυγω δουλειας ενεχεσθε
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Cross-references most cited first
- 2 Corinthians 3:17Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
- Galatians 5:13For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
- 1 Peter 2:16Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
- Romans 6:14For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
- John 8:32–36Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?” Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I…
- Romans 8:2For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
- Galatians 4:9But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
- Hebrews 10:23Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
- Galatians 4:31Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.
- Jude 1:20–21But you, beloved, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit, keep yourselves in the love of God as you await the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.
- Galatians 2:4This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.
- Revelation 3:3Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you.
- 2 Peter 2:19They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.
- Romans 6:18You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
- Romans 7:6But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.
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