Galatians

New Testament · 6 chapters · 149 verses

Read Galatians in the King James Version, with a plain-language reading beneath every verse. Here are a few to start with.

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From Galatians

Galatians 1:1

Paul, an apostle, (not of men, neither by man, but by Jesus Christ, and God the Father, who raised him from the dead;)

Paul, a messenger chosen not by humans or through human means, but directly by Jesus Christ and God the Father who brought him back from death.

Galatians 3:5

He therefore that ministereth to you the Spirit, and worketh miracles among you, doeth he it by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

So, the one who brings you spiritual guidance and performs miracles, does he do it because of religious rules or because of faith that is heard and understood?

Galatians 4:26

But Jerusalem which is above is free, which is the mother of us all.

The heavenly Jerusalem, our spiritual home, is free and nurturing, like a mother to us all.

Galatians 5:1

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Hold strong to the freedom that Christ has given us, and don't let yourself be trapped by past chains.

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