Galatians 5
Lutheran reading notes
In Galatians chapter 5, the message of the gospel develops the theme of freedom in Christ and justification by faith. Lutheran interpretation frequently emphasizes the proclamation of Christ, the distinction between law and gospel, and the promise of justification through faith.
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Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Galatians 5:1 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.
Galatians 5:2 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
Galatians 5:3 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.
Galatians 5:4 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith.
Galatians 5:5 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love.
Galatians 5:6 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? {hinder you: or, drive you back}
Galatians 5:7 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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This persuasion {cometh} not of him that calleth you.
Galatians 5:8 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump.
Galatians 5:9 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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.
Galatians 5:10 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased.
Galatians 5:11 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
Galatians 5:12 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only {use} not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
Galatians 5:13 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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For all the law is fulfilled in one word, {even} in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Galatians 5:14 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
Galatians 5:15 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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{This} I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. {ye...: or, fulfil not}
Galatians 5:16 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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.
Galatians 5:17 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Galatians 5:18 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are {these}; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Galatians 5:19 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Galatians 5:20 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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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.
Galatians 5:21 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Galatians 5:22 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:23 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. {affections: or, passions}
Galatians 5:24 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
Galatians 5:25 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.
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Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
Galatians 5:26 highlights apostolic teaching for the church with emphasis on law, gospel, grace, and faith.