Bible Strands
Galatians 5:1
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be encumbered once more by a yoke of slavery.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Paul to the Galatian churches, at the hinge between his argument against the Mosaic law (chs. 3–4) and his specific warning against circumcision (v. 2).
The words — ἠλευθέρωσεν (ēleutherōsen, "has set free") and ἐλευθερία (eleutheria, "freedom") share the same root; the aorist verb marks a completed act, while the dative noun marks the sphere in which the reader now lives.
The thread — 2 Cor 3:17 ties freedom to the Spirit's presence; Gal 5:13 and 1 Peter 2:16 both guard against using that freedom as a license for the flesh.
Why it lands — The present imperative στῆκετε ("stand firm") demands a continuous posture, not a one-time decision: the reader is to refuse re-enslavement actively, not passively.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
Cross-references
- 2 Corinthians 3:17 Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
- Galatians 5:13 For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
- 1 Peter 2:16 Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.
- Romans 6:14 For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
- John 8:32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
- Romans 8:2 For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
- Galatians 4:9 But now that you know God, or rather are known by God, how is it that you are turning back to those weak and worthless principles? Do you wish to be enslaved by them all over again?
- Hebrews 10:23 Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.
- Galatians 4:31 Therefore, brothers, we are not children of the slave woman, but of the free woman.
- Galatians 2:4 This issue arose because some false brothers had come in under false pretenses to spy on our freedom in Christ Jesus, in order to enslave us.