Galatians · Chapter 5

[ edit] Therfore ſtonde ȝe, and eftſoone nyle ȝe be to gidere holdun in ȝok of ſeruage. Loo! I Poul ſeie to ȝou, for if ȝe ben circumcidid, Criſt ſchal profite to ȝou noþing. Soþli I bere witneſſinge eftſoone to euery man circumſiding him ſilf, for he is dettour of al þe lawe for to be don. Ȝe ben auoydid fro Criſt, ȝe þat ben iuſtified in þe lawe han fallen awey fro grace. Forſoþ we by ſpirit of feiþ abiden þe hope of riȝtwyſneſſe. Forwhi in Criſt Jheſu neþir circumciſioun is ony þing worþ, neþer prepucie, þat is, maner of heþen men, but feiþ þat worchiþ by charite. Ȝe runnen wel; who lettide ȝou for to not obeiſche to treuþe?

To no man conſente ȝe; forſoþ þis perſuacioun, or ſofte mouynge, is not of hym þat clepide ȝou. A litil ſourdowȝ corumpiþ al þe gobet. I truſte of ȝou in þe Lord, þat ȝe ſchulen vndirſtonde noon oþir þing. Forſoþe he þat diſturbliþ ȝou, ſchal bere dom, who euere he is. Forſoþe, briþeren, if I preche ȝit circumciſioun, what ȝit ſuffre I perſecucioun? þerfore þe ſclaundre of þe croſſ is avoydid. I wolde and þei þat diſturblen ȝou, be kitt of. Forſoþ, briþeren, ȝe ben clepid into liberte oonly; ȝyue ȝe not liberte in to occaſioun of fleiſch, but by charite of ſpirit ſerue ȝe to gidere. Forſoþ al þe lawe is fulfillid in o word, Þou ſchalt loue þi neiȝbore as þi ſilf.

For if ȝe biten to gidere, and eten, ſe ȝe, leſt ȝe be waaſtid fro a twynne, or ech fro oþir. Forſoþ I ſeie in Criſt, wandre ȝe in ſpirit, and ȝe ſchulen not perfoorme þe deſyris of fleiſch. For þe fleiſch coueitiþ aȝen þe ſpirit, ſoþli þe ſpirit aȝens þe fleiſch; forſoþe þes ben aduerſaries to hem ſilf to gidere, þat ȝe do not þo þingis, what euere þingis ȝe wolen. For if ȝe ben led by þe ſpirit, ȝe ben not vndir þe lawe.

Forſoþe þe workis of þe fleiſch ben opyn, þe whiche ben fornycacioun, vnclenneſſe, vnchaſtite, leccherie, ſeruynge of ydols, or falſe goddis, doyngis of venym, enemytees, ſtryues, enuyes, or folowyngis in yuel, wraþþis, chidingis, diſſenciouns, ſectis, or hereſyes, enuyes, manſleyngis, drunkeneſſis, glotenyes, and lyche þingis to þes, þe whiche I preche to ȝou, as I bifore ſeide, for þei þat don ſuche þingis, ſchulen not haue þe kingdom of God. Forſoþe þe fruyt of þe ſpirit is charite, ioye, pees, pacience, benygnyte, or good will, goodneſſe, long abydynge, myldeneſſe, feiþ, temperaunce, contynence, chaſtite; aȝens ſuch þingis þe lawe is not.

Forſoþ þei þat ben of Criſt, han crucified her fleiſch wiþ vices and concupiſcencis, or coueitiſis. If we lyuen by ſpirit, by ſpirit and walke we; be we not maad coueitous of veyn glorie, to gidere ſtiringe to wraþþe, hauynge enuye to gidere.