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Galatians 5

Gal. 5:1 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Stando fast
steko (Greek #4739)
to be stationary, i.e. (figuratively) to persevere
KJV usage: stand (fast).
Pronounce: stay'-ko
Origin: from the perfect tense of 2476
therefore
oun (Greek #3767)
(adverbially) certainly, or (conjunctionally) accordingly
KJV usage: and (so, truly), but, now (then), so (likewise then), then, therefore, verily, wherefore.
Pronounce: oon
Origin: apparently a primary word
in thep liberty
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
eleutheria (Greek #1657)
freedom (legitimate or licentious, chiefly moral or ceremonial)
KJV usage: liberty.
Pronounce: el-yoo-ther-ee'-ah
Origin: from 1658
wherewith
hos (Greek #3739)
the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that
KJV usage: one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. See also 3757.
Pronounce: hos
Origin: ἥ (hay), and neuter ὅ (ho) probably a primary word (or perhaps a form of the article 3588)
Christ
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
hath made
eleutheroo (Greek #1659)
to liberate, i.e. (figuratively) to exempt (from moral, ceremonial or mortal liability)
KJV usage: deliver, make free.
Pronounce: el-yoo-ther-o'-o
Origin: from 1658
us
hemas (Greek #2248)
us
KJV usage: our, us, we.
Pronounce: hay-mas'
Origin: accusative case plural of 1473
free
eleutheroo (Greek #1659)
to liberate, i.e. (figuratively) to exempt (from moral, ceremonial or mortal liability)
KJV usage: deliver, make free.
Pronounce: el-yoo-ther-o'-o
Origin: from 1658
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
be
enecho (Greek #1758)
to hold in or upon, i.e. ensnare; by implication, to keep a grudge
KJV usage: entangle with, have a quarrel against, urge.
Pronounce: en-ekh'-o
Origin: from 1722 and 2192
not
me (Greek #3361)
(adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas 3756 expects an affirmative one)) whether
KJV usage: any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also 3362, 3363, 3364, 3372, 3373, 3375, 3378.
Pronounce: may
Origin: a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas 3756 expresses an absolute denial)
entangled
enecho (Greek #1758)
to hold in or upon, i.e. ensnare; by implication, to keep a grudge
KJV usage: entangle with, have a quarrel against, urge.
Pronounce: en-ekh'-o
Origin: from 1722 and 2192
again
palin (Greek #3825)
(adverbially) anew, i.e. (of place) back, (of time) once more, or (conjunctionally) furthermore or on the other hand
KJV usage: again.
Pronounce: pal'-in
Origin: probably from the same as 3823 (through the idea of oscillatory repetition)
with the yoke
zugos (Greek #2218)
a coupling, i.e. (figuratively) servitude (a law or obligation); also (literally) the beam of the balance (as connecting the scales)
KJV usage: pair of balances, yoke.
Pronounce: dzoo-gos'
Origin: from the root of ζεύγνυμι (to join, especially by a "yoke")
of bondage
douleia (Greek #1397)
slavery (ceremonially or figuratively)
KJV usage: bondage.
Pronounce: doo-li'-ah
Origin: from 1398
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Eph. 6:14• 14Stand therefore, having girt about your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, (Eph. 6:14)
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John 8:32,36• 32and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
 36If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. (John 8:32,36)
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Acts 15:10• 10Now therefore why tempt ye God, that ye should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? (Acts 15:10)
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Rom. 6:18• 18and having been freed from sin ye became bondservants to righteousness. (Rom. 6:18)

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Bondage,
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Liberty,
Yoke

Cross References

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1-2:  He wills them to stand in their liberty,
3-12:  and not to observe circumcision;
13-18:  but rather love, which is the sum of the law.
19-21:  He reckons up the works of the flesh,
22-24:  and the fruits of the Spirit,
25-26:  and exhorts to walk in the Spirit.
Stand.
Prov. 23:23•  (Prov. 23:23)
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1 Cor. 15:58• 58Wherefore, my brethren beloved, be firm, immoveable, abounding in the work of the Lord always, knowing that your toil is not empty in [the] Lord. (1 Cor. 15:58)
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1 Cor. 16:13• 13Watch, stand in the faith, play the man, be strong. (1 Cor. 16:13)
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Eph. 6:14• 14Stand therefore, having girt about your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, (Eph. 6:14)
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Phil. 1:27• 27Only conduct yourselves worthily of the gospel of Christ; that, whether coming and seeing you or absent, I may hear of your concerns, that ye stand in one spirit, with one soul striving together with the faith of the gospel; (Phil. 1:27)
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1 Thess. 3:8• 8because now we live if ye stand fast in [the] Lord. (1 Thess. 3:8)
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2 Thess. 2:15• 15So then, brethren, stand firm and hold fast the traditions which ye were taught whether by word or by letter of ours. (2 Thess. 2:15)
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Heb. 3:6,14• 6but Christ as Son over his house, whose house are we if indeed we hold fast the boldness and the boast of the hope firm unto the end.
 14For we are become companions of Christ if indeed we hold fast the beginning of the confidence firm unto the end. (Heb. 3:6,14)
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Heb. 4:14• 14Having therefore a great high priest, passed as he hath through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast the confession. (Heb. 4:14)
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Heb. 10:23,35‑39• 23Let us hold fast the confession of the hope unwavering, for [he is] faithful that promised;
 35Cast not away therefore your confidence, the which hath great recompense.
 36For ye have need of endurance, that having done the will of God ye may receive the promise.
 37For yet a very little while: he that cometh will have come and will not delay.
 38But the just shall live by faith; and if he draw back, my soul hath no pleasure in him.
 39But we are not of drawing back unto perdition but of faith unto soul-saving. (Heb. 10:23,35‑39)
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Jude 3,20‑21• 3Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of our common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered to the saints.
 20But ye, beloved, building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in [the] Holy Spirit,
 21keep yourselves in [the] love of God, awaiting the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto life eternal. (Jude 3,20‑21)
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Rev. 2:25• 25but that which ye have hold fast till I shall come. (Rev. 2:25)
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Rev. 3:3• 3Remember therefore how thou hast received and heard; and keep it, and repent. If therefore thou watch not, I will come [upon thee] as a thief, and thou shalt in no wise know what hour I will come upon thee. (Rev. 3:3)
the liberty.
Gal. 5:13• 13For ye have been called for freedom, brethren: only [use] not your freedom for an opportunity to the flesh; but by love serve one another. (Gal. 5:13)
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Gal. 2:4• 4and [this] on account of the false brethren brought in stealthily, who came in stealthily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring into bondage, (Gal. 2:4)
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Gal. 3:25• 25But faith having come, we are no longer under a tutor; (Gal. 3:25)
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Gal. 4:26,31• 26But the Jerusalem above is free, which is our mother,
 31Therefore, brethren, we are not children of a maidservant, but of the freewoman. (Gal. 4:26,31)
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Psa. 51:12•  (Psa. 51:12)
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Isa. 61:1•  (Isa. 61:1)
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Matt. 11:28‑30• 28{i}Come to me, all ye who labour and are burdened, and I will give you rest.{/i}
 29{i}Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest to your souls;{/i}
 30{i}for my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.{/i} (Matt. 11:28‑30)
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John 8:32‑36• 32and ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
 33They answered him, We are Abraham’s seed, and have never been in bondage to anyone: how sayest thou, Ye shall become free?
 34Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say to you, Every one that practiceth sin is a bondman of sin.
 35Now the bondman abideth not in the house forever; the son abideth forever.
 36If therefore the Son shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. (John 8:32‑36)
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Rom. 6:14,18• 14For sin shall not have dominion over you, for ye are not under law but under grace.
 18and having been freed from sin ye became bondservants to righteousness. (Rom. 6:14,18)
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Rom. 7:3,6• 3So then, while the husband liveth, she shall be called an adulteress, if she belong to another man; but if the husband die, she is free from the law, so as not to be an adulteress by belonging to another man.
 6but now have we got quittance from the law, having died in what we were held so as for us to serve in newness of spirit and not in oldness of letter. (Rom. 7:3,6)
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Rom. 8:2• 2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath freed me from the law of sin and death. (Rom. 8:2)
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1 Cor. 7:22• 22For the bondman called in [the] Lord is [the] Lord's freedman; likewise, he that was called free is Christ's bondman. (1 Cor. 7:22)
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2 Cor. 3:17• 17Now the Lord is the spirit, but where the Spirit of the Lord [is, there is] liberty; (2 Cor. 3:17)
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1 Peter 2:16• 16as free, and not having liberty as a cloak of malice, but as God's bondmen. (1 Peter 2:16)
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2 Peter 2:19• 19promising them liberty while they themselves are slaves of corruption; for by whom a man is worsted, by him is he also held in bondage. (2 Peter 2:19)
entangled.
Gal. 2:4• 4and [this] on account of the false brethren brought in stealthily, who came in stealthily to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring into bondage, (Gal. 2:4)
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Gal. 4:9• 9but now having known God, yea rather being known by God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly principles to which ye wish again afresh to be in bondage? (Gal. 4:9)
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Matt. 23:4• 4{i}but bind burdens heavy and hard to bear, and lay them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger.{/i} (Matt. 23:4)
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Acts 15:10• 10Now therefore why tempt ye God, that ye should put a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear? (Acts 15:10)
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Col. 2:16‑22• 16Let none therefore judge you in eating and in drinking, or in respect of feast or new moon or Sabbaths,
 17which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ.
 18Let no one defraud you of your prize, doing his will in humility and worship of the angels, intruding into things which he hath not seen, vainly puffed up by the mind of his flesh,
 19and not holding fast the head, from whom all the body, ministered to and knit together by the joints and bands, increaseth with the increase of God.
 20If ye died with Christ from the elements of the world, why, as alive in [the] world, do ye subject yourselves to ordinances?
 21Handle not, neither taste, nor even touch
 22(which are all for destruction in the using), according to the injunctions and trainings of men; (Col. 2:16‑22)
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Heb. 9:8‑11• 8the Holy Spirit showing this that the way of the holies hath not yet been manifested, while yet the first tabernacle hath a standing:
 9the which [is] a parable for the time present, according to which are offered both gifts and sacrifices, unable as to conscience to perfect the worshipper,
 10only with meats and drinks and different washings, ordinances of flesh imposed until a season of rectification.
 11But Christ having come high priest of the good things to come by the better and more perfect tabernacle, not handmade (that is, not of this creation), (Heb. 9:8‑11)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Christ has set us free in freedomh; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.

JND Translation Notes

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i.e. liberty as opposed to bondage. See 1 Cor. 10.29.

W. Kelly Translation

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Stand fast in the freedom with whicha Christ hath freed us, and be not again held in a yoke of bondage.

WK Translation Notes

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Chapter 5:1 is a perplexing question of text. If (hō) "which" be read, the KJV is substantially right; if omitted as by the Revisers, and (oun) "certainly" be read after (stēkete) their version is correct.