Galatians 5

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1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall 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 unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye 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 availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.

7 Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?

8 This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.

9 A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.

10 I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

11 And I, brethren, 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, brethren, ye have been called unto 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; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

18 But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, 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 shall 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 they that 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 desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

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Abrahamic Covenant & the Patriarchs

Called from Ur of the Chaldeans and Haran into Canaan (Genesis 12:1), Abram—renamed Abraham in Genesis 17:5—receives the covenant promise of land, numerous descendants, and blessing to all nations through Isaac and Jacob.

New Testament & Messiah From Pentecost in Jerusalem to Antioch, Asia Minor, Greece, and Rome

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Following the ascension of Yeshua and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost in Acts 1–2, the apostolic community spread from Jerusalem and Judea to Samaria, Antioch, Corinth, Ephesus, and Rome, documented across Acts and the twenty-one New Testament Epistles.

Chapter Galatians • Chapter 6 (18 verses)

Galatians 6

Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. For if a man think himself to be something, when he i... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Jacob/Israel.

Chapter Galatians • Chapter 2 (21 verses)

Galatians 2

Then fourteen years after I went up again to Jerusalem with Barnabas, and took Titus with me also. And I went up by revelation, and communicated unto them that gospel which I preach among the Gentiles, but privately to them which were of reputation, lest by any means I should run... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, James (Jacob), Jerusalem, Antioch 1.

Chapter Galatians • Chapter 3 (29 verses)

Galatians 3

O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you? This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith? Are ye so... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Abram/Abraham.

Chapter Galatians • Chapter 1 (24 verses)

Galatians 1

Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;) And all the brethren which are with me, unto the churches of Galatia: Grace be to you and peace from God the Father, and from our Lord Jesus Christ, Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, James (Jacob), Galatia, Jerusalem, Arabia, Damascus, Syria.

Chapter Galatians • Chapter 4 (31 verses)

Galatians 4

Now I say, That the heir, as long as he is a child, differeth nothing from a servant, though he be lord of all; But is under tutors and governors until the time appointed of the father. Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah, Abram/Abraham, Isaac, Sinai, Arabia, Jerusalem.

Chapter 2 Corinthians • Chapter 5 (21 verses)

2 Corinthians 5

For we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this we groan, earnestly desiring to be clothed upon with our house which is from heaven: If so be that being clothed w... Mentions: Yeshua the Messiah.

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Original-Language Lexicon

ἐλευθερία

eleutheria [el-yoo-ther-ee'-ah]

G1657 Greek noun feminine 11x

liberty

Primary meaning: liberty. Strong's: freedom (legitimate or licentious, chiefly moral or ceremonial). Lexical nuances: liberty : with reference to the religious life, I Co 10:29 , II Co 3:17 , Ga 2:4 5:1 , I Pe 2:16 , II Pe 2:19 ; ὁ νόμος τῆς ἐ. , Ja 1:25 2:12 ; ἡ ἐ. τῆς δόξης , Ro 8:21 ; ἐπ’ ἐ. , Ga 5:13 (on which formula, cf. Deiss., LAE , 327 ff.; Cremer, 251).†

Derivation: from G1658 (ἐλεύθερος);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H2668

Themes:

soteriology liberty

Key Scripture Passages:

1CO.10.29 2CO.3.17 GAL.2.4 GAL.5.1

ἐλευθερόω

eleutheroo [el-yoo-ther-o'-o]

G1659 Greek verb 7x

to make free

Primary meaning: to make free. Strong's: to liberate, i.e. (figuratively) to exempt (from moral, ceremonial or mortal liability). Lexical nuances: to make free : from sin, Jo 8:32 , 36 ; seq. ἀπό , Ro 6:18 , 22 8:2 , 21 ; τ. ἐλευθερία (dat. commodi), Ga 5:1 (on the "punctiliar" force of this verb, v. M, Pr. 149; cf. also Cremer, 251).†

Derivation: from G1658 (ἐλεύθερος);

Themes:

soteriology liberty

Key Scripture Passages:

JHN.8.32 JHN.8.36 ROM.6.18 ROM.6.22

εἰρήνη

eirene [i-ray'-nay]

G1515 Greek noun feminine 92x

peace

Primary meaning: peace. Strong's: peace (literally or figuratively); by implication, prosperity. Lexical nuances: peace ; of public peace, freedom from war: Lk 14:32 , Ac 12:20 24:2 ; of the church, Ac 9:31 . Of peace between persons, concord, agreement : Mt 10:34 , Lk 12:51 , Ro 14:17 , I Co 7:15 , Ga 5:22 , Ja 3:18 ; ζητεῖν εἰ. , I Pe 3:11 ; διώκειν , II Ti 2:22 ; ib. seq. μετὰ πάντων , He 12:14 ; by meton., of him who brings peace, Eph 2:14 . As in LXX (= Heb. שָׁלוֹם , Aram. שְׁלָם ), of a state of secur...

Derivation: probably from a primary verb (to join);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H1980 LXX ⇄ H7965

Themes:

ethics peace soteriology

Key Scripture Passages:

LUK.14.32 ACT.12.20 ACT.24.2 MAT.10.34

ἀκροβυστία

akrobystia [ak-rob-oos-tee'-ah]

G0203 Greek noun feminine 20x

the prepuce, foreskin, uncircumcision

Primary meaning: the prepuce, foreskin, uncircumcision, the uncircumcised. Strong's: the prepuce; by implication, an uncircumcised (i.e. gentile, figuratively, unregenerate) state or person. Lexical nuances: the prepuce , foreskin (LXX), hence abstr., uncircumcision : Ac 11:3 , Ro 2:25-27 3:30 4:10-12 , I Co 7:18-19 , Ga 5:6 6:15 , Col 2:13 3:11 . By meton., the uncircumcised : Ro 4:9 , Ga 2:7 , Eph 2:11 .†

Derivation: from G206 (ἄκρον) and probably a modified form of (the penis or male sexual organ);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H6190

Themes:

covenant gentiles

Key Scripture Passages:

ACT.11.3 ROM.2.25 ROM.3.30 ROM.4.10

κηρύσσω

kerysso [kay-roos'-so]

G2784 Greek verb 61x

to be a herald, to proclaim, to proclaim

Primary meaning: to be a herald, to proclaim, to proclaim, preach. Strong's: to herald (as a public crier), especially divine truth (the gospel). Lexical nuances: to be a herald , to proclaim : Mk 1:45 7:36 , Lk 4:18 , 19 (LXX) (but v. Field, Notes , 174) 8:39 , Ro 2:21 , I Co 9:27 , Ga 5:11 , al.; in NT, chiefly of the proclamation of the Gospel, to proclaim , preach : τὸ εὐαγέλιον , Mt 4:23 9:35 24:14 26:13 , Mk 1:14 13:10 14:9 16:[15] , Ga 2:2 , Col 1:23 , I Th 2:9 ; seq. εἰς , Mk 1:39 13:10 , Lk 4:44 , I Th 2:9 ; ἵνα , Mk 6:12 ; c. inf., Ro 2:21 ; κ....

Derivation: of uncertain affinity;

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H7121

Themes:

kerygma apostolic-preaching

Key Scripture Passages:

MRK.1.45 MRK.7.36 LUK.4.18 LUK.4.19

περιτομή

peritome [per-it-om-ay']

G4061 Greek noun feminine 36x

circumcision, the circumcised

Primary meaning: circumcision, the circumcised. Strong's: circumcision (the rite, the condition or the people, literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: circumcision ; of the rite itself: Jo 7:22 , 23 , Ac 7:8 , Ro 4:11 , Ga 5:11 , Phl 3:5 ; of the state of circumcision: Ro 2:25-28 3:1 , I Co 7:19 , Ga 5:6 6:15 , Col 3:11 ; ἐν π. ὤν , Ro 4:10 ; by meton., ἡ π. = οἱ περιτμηθέντες , the circumcised : Ro 3:30 4:9 , 12 15:8 , Ga 2:7-9 , Eph 2:11 ; οἱ ἐκ τῆς π. , of Jews, Ro 4:12 ; of Jewish Christians, Ac 11:2 , Ga 2:12 , Tit 1:10 ; οἱ ἐκ π. πιστοί...

Derivation: from G4059 (περιτέμνω);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H4135 LXX ⇄ H4139

Themes:

covenant circumcision

Key Scripture Passages:

JHN.7.22 JHN.7.23 ACT.7.8 ROM.4.11

φρονέω

phroneo [fron-eh'-o]

G5426 Greek verb 26x

to have understanding, to think, to be minded, to be of the same mind

Primary meaning: to have understanding, to think, to be minded, to be of the same mind, to have in mind, be mindful of, think of. Strong's: to exercise the mind, i.e. entertain or have a sentiment or opinion; by implication, to be (mentally) disposed (more or less earnestly in a certain direction); intensively, to interest oneself in (with concern or obedience). Lexical nuances: to have understanding (Hom., al.).

Derivation: from G5424 (φρήν);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H0995 LXX ⇄ H2450 LXX ⇄ H7919

Themes:

anthropology mindset

Key Scripture Passages:

1CO.13.11 ROM.12.3 ACT.28.22 PHP.3.15

κληρονομέω

kleronomeo [klay-ron-om-eh'-o]

G2816 Greek verb 18x

to receive by lot, to inherit, to possess oneself of

Primary meaning: to receive by lot, to inherit, to possess oneself of, receive as one's own. Strong's: to be an heir to (literally or figuratively). Lexical nuances: to receive by lot .

Derivation: from G2818 (κληρονόμος);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H3423 LXX ⇄ H5157

Themes:

soteriology covenant inheritance

Key Scripture Passages:

GAL.4.30 MAT.5.5 MAT.25.34 1CO.6.9

ἐπιθυμέω

epithymeo [ep-ee-thoo-meh'-o]

G1937 Greek verb 16x

to set one's heart upon, desire, lust after, covet

Primary meaning: to set one's heart upon, desire, lust after, covet. Strong's: to set the heart upon, i.e. long for (rightfully or otherwise). Lexical nuances: to set one's heart upon, desire, lust after, covet : absol., Ja 4:2 , Ro 7:7 13:9 (LXX) , I Co 10:6 (of. IV Mac 2:6 ); seq. κατά (against, in opposition to), Ga 5:17 ; prop. (as in cl.) c. gen., Ac 20:33 , I Ti 3:1 ; in late Gk. also c. acc (M, Pr. , 65), Mt 5:28 (Rec. αὐτῆς ; T omits; cf. Ex 20:17 , Mi 2:2 , Wi 16:3 , al.); c. inf., Mt 13:17 , Lk 15:16 16:21 17:22 , I Pe 1:12 , Re 9:6 ; c. acc...

Derivation: from G1909 (ἐπί) and G2372 (θυμός);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H0183 LXX ⇄ H2530

Themes:

hamartiology lust

Key Scripture Passages:

JAS.4.2 ROM.7.7 ROM.13.9 1CO.10.6

μακροθυμία

makrothymia [mak-roth-oo-mee'-ah]

G3115 Greek noun feminine 14x

patience, longsuffering

Primary meaning: patience, longsuffering. Strong's: longanimity, i.e. (objectively) forbearance or (subjectively) fortitude. Lexical nuances: patience , longsuffering : of men, esp. in experiencing troubles and difficulties, Col 1:11 , II Ti 3:10 , He 6:12 , Ja 5:10 ; of God's forbearance, Ro 2:4 9:22 , II Co 6:6 , Ga 5:22 , Eph 4:2 , Col 3:12 , I Ti 1:16 , II Ti 4:2 , I Pe 3:20 , II Pe 3:15 .†

Derivation: from the same as G3116 (μακροθυμώς);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H0639 LXX ⇄ H0750 LXX ⇄ H0753

Themes:

ethics patience

Key Scripture Passages:

COL.1.11 2TI.3.10 HEB.6.12 JAS.5.10

πραΰτης

praytes [prah-oo'-tace]

G4240 Greek noun feminine 11x

gentleness, meekness

Primary meaning: gentleness, meekness. Strong's: mildness, i.e. (by implication) humility. Lexical nuances: gentleness , meekness : I Co 4:21 , II Co 10:1 , Ga 5:23 6:1 , Eph 4:2 , Col 3:12 (v. Lft., in l.), II Ti 2:25 , Tit 3:2 , Ja 1:21 3:13 , I Pe 3:15 .†

Derivation: from G4239 (πραΰς);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H6037 LXX ⇄ H6039

Themes:

ethics gentleness

Key Scripture Passages:

JAS.1.21 JAS.3.13 1PE.3.15 1CO.4.21

χρηστότης

chrestotes [khray-stot'-ace]

G5544 Greek noun feminine 10x

goodness, excellence, uprightness, goodness of heart, kindness

Primary meaning: goodness, excellence, uprightness, goodness of heart, kindness. Strong's: usefulness, i.e. morally, excellence (in character or demeanor). Lexical nuances: goodness, excellence, uprightness : Ro 3:12 (LXX) . goodness of heart, kindness : Ro 2:4 , II Co 6:6 , Ga 5:22 , Col 3:12 , Tit 3:4 ; seq. ἐπί , c. acc. pers., Eph 2:7 ; id., opp. to ἀποτομία , Ro 11:22 .

Derivation: from G5543 (χρηστός);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H2898

Themes:

ethics kindness

Key Scripture Passages:

ROM.3.12 ROM.2.4 2CO.6.6 GAL.5.22

ὀφειλέτης

opheiletes [of-i-let'-ace]

G3781 Greek noun masculine 7x

a debtor

Primary meaning: a debtor. Strong's: an ower, i.e. person indebted; figuratively, a delinquent; morally, a transgressor (against God). Lexical nuances: a debtor : c. gen. (of the amount), Mt 18:24 . Metaph., of obligation or duty in general, with reference to favours received or injury done, etc.: Mt 6:12 , Ro 1:14 8:12 15:27 , Ga 5:3 ; of sinners, in relation to God (= Heb. חַיָּב ; cf. Si (He) 8:5 ( 6 )), Lk 13:4 .†

Derivation: from G3784 (ὀφείλω);

Themes:

hamartiology sin-debt

Key Scripture Passages:

MAT.18.24 MAT.6.12 ROM.1.14 ROM.8.12

ἀγαθωσύνη

agathosyne [ag-ath-o-soo'-nay]

G0019 Greek noun feminine 4x

goodness

Primary meaning: goodness. Strong's: goodness, i.e. virtue or beneficence. Lexical nuances: goodness (representing "the kindlier, as δικαιοσύνη , the sterner element in the ideal character," AR, Eph., 5:9 ; on its relation to χρηστότης , v. Tr., Syn ., §lxiii): Ro 15:14 , Ga 5:22 , II Th 1:11 .†

Derivation: from G18 (ἀγαθός);

Septuagint (LXX) Bridge:

LXX ⇄ H2896 LXX ⇄ H2898

Themes:

ethics goodness

Key Scripture Passages:

EPH.5.9 ROM.15.14 GAL.5.22 2TH.1.11

ἐγκράτεια

enkrateia [eng-krat'-i-ah]

G1466 Greek noun feminine 4x

mastery, control, self-control

Primary meaning: mastery, control, self-control. Strong's: self-control (especially continence). Lexical nuances: prop., mastery, control . (sc. ἑαθτοῦ ) self-control : Ac 24:25 , Ga 5:23 , II Pe 1:6 (v. DB , iv, 558 b 695 a ; Page on Ac, l.c.).†

Derivation: from G1468 (ἐγκρατής);

Themes:

ethics self-control

Key Scripture Passages:

ACT.24.25 GAL.5.23 2PE.1.6

Scripture Cross-References

1 Corinthians 16:13

102 votes

“Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.”

Leviticus 25:9

Typology 85 votes

“Then shalt thou cause the trumpet of the jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month, in the day of atonement shall ye make the trumpet sound throughout all your land.”

Leviticus 25:10

Typology 85 votes

“And ye shall hallow the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land unto all the inhabitants thereof: it shall be a jubilee unto you; and ye shall return every man unto his possession, and ye shall return every man unto his family.”

Leviticus 25:11

Typology 85 votes

“A jubilee shall that fiftieth year be unto you: ye shall not sow, neither reap that which groweth of itself in it, nor gather the grapes in it of thy vine undressed.”

Leviticus 25:12

Typology 85 votes

“For it is the jubilee; it shall be holy unto you: ye shall eat the increase thereof out of the field.”

Isaiah 61:1

Typology 85 votes

“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me; because the Lord hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;”

Isaiah 61:2

Typology 85 votes

“To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;”

2 Corinthians 3:17

62 votes

“Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.”

Matthew 11:28

62 votes

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

Galatians 5:13

50 votes

“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.”

1 Peter 2:16

41 votes

“As free, and not using your liberty for a cloak of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.”

Romans 6:14

39 votes

“For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”

John 8:36

35 votes

“If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.”

John 8:32

30 votes

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”

Romans 8:2

27 votes

“For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.”

Galatians 4:9

26 votes

“But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage?”

Galatians 2:4

23 votes

“And that because of false brethren unawares brought in, who came in privily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage:”

Hebrews 10:23

18 votes

“Let us hold fast the profession of our faith without wavering; (for he is faithful that promised;)”

Galatians 4:31

17 votes

“So then, brethren, we are not children of the bondwoman, but of the free.”

Revelation 3:3

17 votes

“Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard, and hold fast, and repent. If therefore thou shalt not watch, I will come on thee as a thief, and thou shalt not know what hour I will come upon thee.”

Historical Commentaries

Geneva Study Bible Notes Geneva Reformers (1599)

Stand Fast Therefore in the Liberty Wherewith Christ Hath Made Us Free

Galatians 5:1 — Liberty in Christ

Geneva Study Bible Note on Galatians 5:1: 'Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.' — Guarding Christian liberty against legalistic bondage: refusing to be entangled again in the yoke of meritorious works. Wherein the Apostle beateth down all trust in carnal ceremonies and human traditions, directing the church to seek its complete righteousness, sanctification, and eternal life in Christ alone.

Citation: The Geneva Bible: The Annotated Notes of 1599, ed. Laurence Tomson and Franciscus Junius (London: Christopher Barker, 1599), Galatians 5:1.

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Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole Bible Matthew Henry (1710)

Stand Fast Therefore in the Liberty Wherewith Christ Hath Made Us Free

Galatians 5:1 — Liberty in Christ

Observe here the glorious spiritual consolation of this apostolic scripture: 'Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.' Guarding Christian liberty against legalistic bondage: refusing to be entangled again in the yoke of meritorious works. We are taught in this sacred word to admire the unsearchable riches of Christ, who is made of God unto us wisdom, righteousness, sanctification, and redemption. Let the believer embrace this divine truth with living faith, mortifying the deeds of the body, and pressing forward in holy love and cheerful obedience to the glory of our Redeemer.

Citation: Matthew Henry, An Exposition of the Old and New Testament (London: J. Clark, 1706–1714), Galatians 5:1.

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown (1871)

Stand Fast Therefore in the Liberty Wherewith Christ Hath Made Us Free

Galatians 5:1 — Liberty in Christ

Galatians 5:1 — Liberty in Christ. Exegetical and critical note on 'Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.': Guarding Christian liberty against legalistic bondage: refusing to be entangled again in the yoke of meritorious works. The original Greek syntax, rhetorical flow, and canonical connections establish the precise doctrinal import of the passage. The apostolic argument demonstrates the sovereign sufficiency of divine grace and the ethical necessity of holiness in the life of the regenerate community.

Citation: Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, and David Brown, A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory, on the Old and New Testaments (London: William Collins, 1871), Galatians 5:1.

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