Focused Passage

Galatians 5:13-15

Stand Firm in Freedom: Faith Working Through Love and Life by the Spirit

Paul commands the Galatians to stand firm in Christ-given freedom, warns that receiving circumcision as necessary severs one from Christ's gracious ground of righteousness, clarifies that faith expresses itself through love, and then contrasts the works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

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.

14The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

15But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.

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References and Original Words

Verse 13

Cross-references

Galatians 5:1Classic cross-references 1 Peter 2:16Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 3:17Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 9:19Classic cross-references Matthew 7:12Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 8:9-13OliveGrove study links John 13:34-35OliveGrove study links

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionyouὙμεῖςG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person PluralbrothersἀδελφοίG80Noun - Vocative Masculine Pluralwere calledἐκλήθητεG2564Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Pluraltoἐπ’G1909PrepositionfreedomἐλευθερίᾳG1657Noun - Dative Feminine SingularbutμόνονG3440Adverb[do] not [use]μὴG3361Adverb[your]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularfreedomἐλευθερίανG1657Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularasεἰςG1519Prepositionan opportunityἀφορμὴνG874Noun - Accusative Feminine Singularfor theτῇG3588Article - Dative Feminine SingularfleshσαρκίG4561Noun - Dative Feminine SingularRatherἀλλὰG235ConjunctionserveδουλεύετεG1398Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralone anotherἀλλήλοιςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Dative Masculine PluralinδιὰG1223Preposition-τῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularloveἀγάπηςG26Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

Romans 13:8Classic cross-references Matthew 7:12Classic cross-references Galatians 5:13Classic cross-references Leviticus 19:18Classic cross-references Matthew 22:39Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 8:9-13OliveGrove study links 1 Peter 2:16OliveGrove study links John 13:34-35OliveGrove study links

Original words

-γὰρG1063ConjunctionTheὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularentireπᾶςG3956Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularlawνόμοςG3551Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis fulfilledπεπλήρωταιG4137Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularinἐνG1722Preposition. . .ἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Masculine Singulara singleἑνὶG1520Adjective - Dative Masculine SingulardecreeλόγῳG3056Noun - Dative Masculine SingularLoveἈγαπήσειςG25Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person SingularyourσουG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularneighborπλησίονG4139AdverbasὡςG5613AdverbyourselfσεαυτόνG4572Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 2nd Person Singular

BSB notes

Leviticus 19:18

Verse 15

Cross-references

Philippians 2:3Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 3:3Classic cross-references Matthew 12:25Classic cross-references James 3:14Classic cross-references Philippians 2:14Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 8:9-13OliveGrove study links 1 Peter 2:16OliveGrove study links John 13:34-35OliveGrove study links

Original words

ButδὲG1161ConjunctionifεἰG1487Conjunctionyou keep on bitingδάκνετεG1143Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondevouringκατεσθίετεG2719Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralone anotherἀλλήλουςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Pluralwatch outβλέπετεG991Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural[or]μὴG3361Adverbyou will be consumedἀναλωθῆτεG355Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 2nd Person Pluralbyὑπ’G5259Prepositionone anotherἀλλήλωνG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Plural

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