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Galatians 5:14-26 GNB For the whole Law is summed up in one commandment: "Love your neighbor as you love yourself." (15) But if you act like wild animals, hurting and harming each other, then watch out, or you will completely destroy one another. (16) What I say is this: let the Spirit direct your lives, and you will not satisfy the desires of the human nature. (17) For what our human nature wants is opposed to what the Spirit wants, and what the Spirit wants is opposed to what our human nature wants. These two are enemies, and this means that you cannot do what you want to do. (18) If the Spirit leads you, then you are not subject to the Law. (19) What human nature does is quite plain. It shows itself in immoral, filthy, and indecent actions; (20) in worship of idols and witchcraft. People become enemies and they fight; they become jealous, angry, and ambitious. They separate into parties and groups; (21) they are envious, get drunk, have orgies, and do other things like these. I warn you now as I have before: those who do these things will not possess the Kingdom of God. (22) But the Spirit produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, (23) humility, and self-control. There is no law against such things as these. (24) And those who belong to Christ Jesus have put to death their human nature with all its passions and desires. (25) The Spirit has given us life; he must also control our lives. (26) We must not be proud or irritate one another or be jealous of one another.
Galatians 5:14-26 GW All of Moses' Teachings are summarized in a single statement, "Love your neighbor as you love yourself." (15) But if you criticize and attack each other, be careful that you don't destroy each other. (16) Let me explain further. Live your life as your spiritual nature directs you. Then you will never follow through on what your corrupt nature wants. (17) What your corrupt nature wants is contrary to what your spiritual nature wants, and what your spiritual nature wants is contrary to what your corrupt nature wants. They are opposed to each other. As a result, you don't always do what you intend to do. (18) If your spiritual nature is your guide, you are not subject to Moses' laws. (19) Now, the effects of the corrupt nature are obvious: illicit sex, perversion, promiscuity, (20) idolatry, drug use, hatred, rivalry, jealousy, angry outbursts, selfish ambition, conflict, factions, (21) envy, drunkenness, wild partying, and similar things. I've told you in the past and I'm telling you again that people who do these kinds of things will not inherit the kingdom of God. (22) But the spiritual nature produces love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, (23) gentleness, and self-control. There are no laws against things like that. (24) Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their corrupt nature along with its passions and desires. (25) If we live by our spiritual nature, then our lives need to conform to our spiritual nature. (26) We can't allow ourselves to act arrogantly and to provoke or envy each other.
Galatians 5:14-26 CEV All that the Law says can be summed up in the command to love others as much as you love yourself. (15) But if you keep attacking each other like wild animals, you had better watch out or you will destroy yourselves. (16) If you are guided by the Spirit, you won't obey your selfish desires. (17) The Spirit and your desires are enemies of each other. They are always fighting each other and keeping you from doing what you feel you should. (18) But if you obey the Spirit, the Law of Moses has no control over you. (19) People's desires make them give in to immoral ways, filthy thoughts, and shameful deeds. (20) They worship idols, practice witchcraft, hate others, and are hard to get along with. People become jealous, angry, and selfish. They not only argue and cause trouble, but they are (21) envious. They get drunk, carry on at wild parties, and do other evil things as well. I told you before, and I am telling you again: No one who does these things will share in the blessings of God's kingdom. (22) God's Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, (23) gentle, and self-controlled. There is no law against behaving in any of these ways. (24) And because we belong to Christ Jesus, we have killed our selfish feelings and desires. (25) God's Spirit has given us life, and so we should follow the Spirit. (26) But don't be conceited or make others jealous by claiming to be better than they are.
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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