Freedom in Christ
1It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.
2Mark my words! I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all. 3Again I declare to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is required to obey the whole law. 4You who are trying to be justified by the law have been alienated from Christ; you have fallen away from grace. 5For through the Spirit we eagerly await by faith the righteousness for which we hope. 6For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.
7You were running a good race. Who cut in on you to keep you from obeying the truth? 8That kind of persuasion does not come from the one who calls you. 9‘A little yeast works through the whole batch of dough.’ 10I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is throwing you into confusion, whoever that may be, will have to pay the penalty. 11Brothers and sisters, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offence of the cross has been abolished. 12As for those agitators, I wish they would go the whole way and emasculate themselves!
Life by the Spirit
13You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free. But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.; rather, serve one another humbly in love. 14For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: ‘Love your neighbour as yourself.’5:14 Lev. 19:18 15If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
16So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. 17For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever5:17 Or you do not do what you want. 18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery; 20idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. 26Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
Cristomantami cacharirina tiyan
1Cristomi ñucanchijtaca, huatashca shinamanta cacharichirca. Chashna cacharichishcamantaca, cʼari cʼarita catiraichij. Ama cutin chai yugopi huatarinaman tigraichijchu.
2Uyahuaichij, Pablomari cancunamanca cashna nini: Cancuna charishca aicha punta carata pʼitichishpaca, Cristomantaca ima allita mana japinguichijchu. 3Cutintaj alli uyaichij: Pipish charishca aicha punta carata pʼitichishpaca, Mandashcapi nishcataca callarishpami, tucuita pajtachina tucun. 4Cancunapuramanta maijancunaca, Mandashcata pajtachishpalla, ima juchachina illaj tucunatami yuyarcanguichij. Chashna yuyashpamari, Cristomanta chʼicanyashcanguichij. Mana cʼuyaipaj cajpipish Dios cʼuyashcamantapishmi urmashcanguichij. 5Ñucanchijca, Diospaj Espíritu yuyachijpimi, crishcallamanta ima juchachina illaj tucushcanchij. Chaitamari japina yuyai shuyacunchij. 6Cristo Jesus-huan shujlla cajpica, charishca aicha punta carata pʼitichishca cashcapish, chaita mana rurashca cashcapish, ima mana canchu. Ashtahuanpish crishcamantaca, cʼuyashpa allita ruranamari alli.
7Cancunaca, allimari caticurcanguichij. Cashcatataj yachachishcataca, ¿pitaj mana caźunata yachachircari? 8Chai mana caźuna yuyaitaca, cancunata cayaj Diosca mana curcachu.
9«Ashalla levadurami, tucui chapushcata pʼunguillichin.» 10Ñucaca tucui shunguhuanmi, cancunataca, ‘Apunchij Jesucristoca, mana pandarishpa catichun saquingachu’ yuyani. Shina cajpipish chai pandachishpa purij runataca pi cajpipish, Paimari jatunta llaquichinga. 11Huauquicuna, cʼari charishca aicha punta carata pʼitichinamanta cunancama huillacushcalla cajpica, israelcunaca mana cashna pʼiñashpa llaquichicunmanchu carca. Cristota chacatashpa huañuchishcata huillashcapish, mana paicunataca pʼiñachinmanchu carca. 12¡‘Quishpirinapajca, charishca aicha punta carata pʼitishcami cana canguichij’ nishpa, cancunata pʼiñachijcunaca, paicunapajtaca tucui pʼitirishpachari alli canman!
13Huauquicuna, cancunaca mana huatashcallataj catichun Dios cayashca canguichijchu. ‘Huatashcamanta Dios cacharishcami canchij’ nishpa, ama aicha munashcata ruranataca yuyaichijchu. Ashtahuanpish cʼuyanacushpa, caishuj chaishujpaj allita ruraichij. 14Tucui Mandashcatami, cai shimicunallapi tandachishca: «Can quiquinta cʼuyarij shinallataj, shujtajcunatapish cʼuyangui» nishcami. 15Ashtahuanpish cancunaca, caishuj chaishuj caninacushpamari micunacucunguichij. Chashnalla catishpaca, ñataj caishuj chaishuj tucuchinacunguichijman.
Diospaj Espirituta caźushpa causaichij
16Chaimantami cancunataca, cashna nini: Diospaj Espíritu yuyachishcapi purichij. Chashnami quiquin aicha munashcataca, ña mana ruranguichij. 17Aichaca, Diospaj Espíritu pʼiñashcatami mashcan. Cutin Diospaj Espirituca, aicha munashcatami jarcan. Chashna caishuj chaishuj quichunacui tiyajpimi, quiquinllamantatajca ima allita ruraiman yuyashpapish, mana rurai tucunguichij. 18Ashtahuanpish Diospaj Espíritu yuyaita cushcata cancuna catijpica, Mandashcaca ña mana ima ricunata charinchu.
19Quiquin aicha munaicunaca, rijsinallami: Caźarashcacuna huainayana, manaraj caźarashpa chayarinacuna, ima mapatapish rurana, cacharishca cana, 20rurashcalla dioscunata adorana, brujiana, pʼiñana, cʼaminacuna, quichunacuna, imamantapish pʼiñarijlla cana, quiquinlla ashtahuan alli cashcata yuyana, pʼiñarina, macanacuna, 21shujtajcunapajta munana, huañuchina, machana, mashnatapish micuna, chai shina shujtaj mana alli ruraicunapishmi. Cancunataca, ña nishca cashpapish, cutinllatajmi yuyachini: Chashna mana alli ruraicunapi causajcunaca, Taita Dios mandacunpica, imata mana charingacunachu.
22Ashtahuanpish Diospaj Espirituca, cashna canatami cun: Cʼuyaj canata, cushi canata, sumajta causanata, mana pʼiñarij alli shungu canata, llaquij canata, cuj canata, imatapish pajtachij canata, 23mana jatun tucushca canata, quiquinllataj jarcarij canatapishmi cun. Tucui caicunata rurajcunataca, mandashcacunapish mana jarcanchu. 24Cristopaj cajcunaca, quiquin aichataca, tucui millai munaicunandijtami ña chacatashcacuna. 25Diospaj Espiritumanta ñucanchij causacushpaca, Diospaj Espiritullataj ñucanchijta yachachichun saquishunchigri.
26Ama imamantapish jatun tucushpa, caishuj chaishuj llaquichinacushunchu. Ama caishuj chaishuj ima charishcacunata munanacushpa huañuricushunchu.
