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Galatians 5:13 — King James Version← Study notes

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


Galatians 5:13Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 5:1320 words
GreekMeaning
ὙμεῖςHymeis
You yourselvespronounG4771
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἐπ’ep’
toprepositionG1909
ἐλευθερίᾳeleutheria
freedomnounG1657
ἐκλήθητεeklēthēte
were calledverbG2564
ἀδελφοίadelphoi
brothersnounG80
μόνονmonon
butadjectiveG3441
μὴ
notadverbG3361
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἐλευθερίανeleutherian
freedomnounG1657
εἰςeis
forprepositionG1519
ἀφορμὴνaphormēn
an opportunitynounG874
τῇ
to thearticleG3588
σαρκίsarki
fleshnounG4561
ἀλλὰalla
RatherwordG235
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἀγάπηςagapēs
lovenounG26
δουλεύετεdouleuete
do serveverbG1398
ἀλλήλοιςallēlois
one anotherpronounG240
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Galatians 5:13

“For you, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh.” Henceforward he appears to digress into a moral discourse, but in a new manner, which does not occur in any other of his Epistles. For all of them are divided into two parts, and in the first he discusses doctrine, in the last the rule of life, but here, after having entered upon the moral discourse, he again unites with it the doctrinal part. For this passage has reference…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Commentary on Galatians, Chapter 5
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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