Galatians 5:13 — compare English translations
Compare translationsGalatians 5:13 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Ὑμεῖς
hymeîs
G5210
you
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
ἐπ’
epí
G1909
upon
ἐλευθερίᾳ
eleuthería
G1657
liberty
ἐκλήθητε
kaléō
G2564
to call
ἀδελφοί
adelphós
G80
brother
μόνον
mónon
G3440
only
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἐλευθερίαν
eleuthería
G1657
liberty
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
ἀφορμὴν
aphormḗ
G874
base
τῇ
ho
G3588
the
σαρκί
sárx
G4561
flesh
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
διὰ
diá
G1223
through
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ἀγάπης
agápē
G26
brotherly love
δουλεύετε
douleúō
G1398
to serve
ἀλλήλοις
allḗlōn
G240
one another
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For you have been called to freedom, brothers, only not the freedom for an opportunity for the flesh; rather, through love serve one another.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).