Galatians 5:13
Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another.
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12My desire is that they who give you trouble might even be cut off themselves.
Cross References
Isaiah 61:1The spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make the broken-hearted well, to say that the prisoners will be made free, and that those in chains will see the light again;
Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,
John 13:14If then I, the Lord and the Master, have made your feet clean, it is right for you to make one another's feet clean.
Romans 6:18And being made free from sin you have been made the servants of righteousness.
1 Corinthians 8:9But take care that this power of yours does not give cause for trouble to the feeble.
1 Corinthians 13:4Love is never tired of waiting; love is kind; love has no envy; love has no high opinion of itself, love has no pride;
Matthew Henry on Galatians 5:2-13
Exhortation to Stedfastness; Persuasives to Stedfastness. ( a. d. 56.) 1 Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage. 2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. 3 For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. 4 Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. 5 For we through the… Read the whole commentary →