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Galatians 5:1-3
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Freedom of the Believer

5 For freedom[a] Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke[b] of slavery. 2 Listen! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no benefit to you at all! 3 And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to obey[c] the whole law.

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  1. Galatians 5:1 tn Translating the dative as “For freedom” shows the purpose for Christ setting us free; however, it is also possible to take the phrase in the sense of means or instrument (“with [or by] freedom”), referring to the freedom mentioned in 4:31 and implied throughout the letter.
  2. Galatians 5:1 sn Here the yoke figuratively represents the burdensome nature of slavery.
  3. Galatians 5:3 tn Or “keep”; or “carry out”; Grk “do.”
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