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Galatians 5:1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 5 For such freedom Christ set us free. Therefore, stand firm,+ and do not let yourselves be confined again in a yoke of slavery.+

Galatians 5:1

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 5 Τῇ To the ἐλευθερίᾳ freedom ἡμᾶς us Χριστὸς Christ ἠλευθέρωσεν· made free; στήκετε be YOU standing οὖν therefore καὶ and μὴ not πάλιν again ζυγῷ to yoke δουλείας of slavery ἐνέχεσθε.— be YOU having selves in.—

Galatians 5:1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 5 For such freedom* Christ set us free.+ Therefore stand fast,+ and do not let yourselves be confined again in a yoke of slavery.+

Galatians 5:1

The Bible in Living English
- 5 It was to freedom that Christ liberated us; so stand firm and do not be held in a yoke of slavery again.

Galatians 5:1

American Standard Version
- 5 For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.

Galatians 5:1

The Emphasized Bible
- 5 With her freedom Christ hath made you free. Stand fast therefore and do not again with a yoke of servitude be held fast!

Galatians 5:1

King James Version
- 5 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Galatians Study Notes—Chapter 5

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 5:1
  
  For such freedom Christ set us free: By using the Greek words for “freedom” and “free” several times in his letter, Paul emphasizes “the freedom we enjoy in union with Christ Jesus.” (Ga 2:4) He contrasts this freedom with the slavery he described in the preceding chapter. The above expression could also be rendered “With her freedom, Christ set us free,” which would highlight that such freedom can be enjoyed only as children of “Jerusalem above,” the free woman.—Ga 4:26.
  
  a yoke of slavery: The Law given to the nation of Israel was righteous and holy. (Ro 7:12) Thus, it was impossible for imperfect humans to observe the Law perfectly. Anyone returning to that Law after becoming a Christian would “be confined again in a yoke of slavery” because the Law would condemn him as a sinner and a slave to sin. Christ’s ransom sacrifice brought freedom from that “yoke.”—Ac 15:10; Ga 5:1-6; see Glossary, “Yoke.”