13You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature ; rather, serve one another in love.


In Context

10 I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion will pay the penalty, whoever he may be.

11 Brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.

12 As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!

13 You, my brothers, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the sinful nature ; rather, serve one another in love.

14 The entire law is summed up in a single command: "Love your neighbor as yourself."

15 If you keep on biting and devouring each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.

Galatians 5:13 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:13For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only [use] not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

5:13For you, brethren, have been called unto liberty: only make not liberty an occasion to the flesh, but by charity of the spirit serve one another.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

5:13For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13For ye have been called to liberty, brethren; only do not turn liberty into an opportunity to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

5:13For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13For, brethren, ye have been called to liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13For 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

5:13For ye — to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

5:13For, brothers, you have been called to liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.