11 translations · Greek
Galatians 5:1
Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
Galatians 5:1 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
- KJV King James Version
- Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- In the freedom, then, with which Christ made you free—stand, and do not be held fast again by a yoke of servitude.
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Christ set us free so we could have real freedom. So stand firm and don't get burdened down again by a yoke of slavery.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- 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 Darby Translation
- Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- Stand fast therefore in the liberty with which Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- Stand fast, and be not held again under the yoke of bondage.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Τῇ | Tē | [It is] for | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐλευθερίᾳ | eleutheria | freedom | G1657 ἐλευθερία freedom |
| ἡμᾶς | hēmas | — | G1473 ἐγώ I/we |
| Χριστὸς | Christos | [that] Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| ἠλευθέρωσεν | ēleutherōsen | has set us free | G1659 ἐλευθερόω to set free |
| στήκετε | stēkete | Stand firm | G4739 στήκω to stand |
| οὖν | oun | then | G3767 οὖν therefore/then |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| μὴ | mē | {do} not | G3361 μή not |
| πάλιν | palin | once more | G3825 πάλιν again |
| ζυγῷ | zygō | by a yoke | G2218 ζυγός yoke/scales |
| δουλείας | douleias | of slavery | G1397 δουλεία slavery |
| ἐνέχεσθε | enechesthe | be encumbered | G1758 ἐνέχω to oppose |
Related verses
- 2 Corinthians 3:17
Now the Lord is the Spirit and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is liberty.
- Galatians 5:13
For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.
- 1 Peter 2:16
as free, and not using your freedom for a cloak of wickedness, but as bondservants of God.
- Romans 6:14
For sin will not have dominion over you. For you are not under law, but under grace.
- John 8:32–36
You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” They answered him, “We are Abraham’s offspring, and have never been in bondage to anyone. How do you say, ‘You will be made free’?” Jesus answered them, “Most certainly I tell you, everyone who commits sin is the bondservant of sin. …
- Romans 8:2
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.
- Galatians 4:9
But now that you have come to know God, or rather to be known by God, why do you turn back again to the weak and miserable elemental principles, to which you desire to be in bondage all over again?
- Hebrews 10:23
let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering; for he who promised is faithful.
- Galatians 4:31
So then, brothers, we are not children of a servant, but of the free woman.
- Galatians 2:4
This was because of the false brothers secretly brought in, who stole in to spy out our liberty which we have in Christ Jesus, that they might bring us into bondage;
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In context
1 Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.
2 Behold, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing.
3 Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.
Read all of Galatians 5 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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