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ForγὰρyouὙμεῖςwere calledἐκλήθητεtoἐπ’freedom,ἐλευθερίᾳbrothers;ἀδελφοίonlyμόνονdo notμὴuseyour freedomτὴν ἐλευθερίανasεἰςan opportunityἀφορμὴνfor the flesh,τῇ σαρκίbutἀλλὰthroughδιὰloveτῆς ἀγάπηςserve as slavesδουλεύετεto one another.ἀλλήλοις
Galatians 5:13
Study it in the app“For you were called to freedom, brothers; only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve as slaves to one another.”
Freedom is used to serve one another in loveLoveServe one another through loveHumility and Service
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 5:13, word by word
- were calledἐκλήθητεeklēthēte
call to life
God inviting someone to a new life.
Where else “eklēthēte” appears- freedomἐλευθερίᾳeleutheriai
freedom
Freedom: not being subject as a slave.
Where else “eleutheriai” appears- brothersἀδελφοίadelphoi
brother in faith
A believer, of the same family of God through the Messiah.
Where else “adelphoi” appears- onlyμόνονmonon
only
Nothing beyond that: bread is not enough to live.
Where else “monon” appears- an opportunityἀφορμὴνaphormēn
opportunity
Opportunity, occasion: a starting point or base from which to act.
Where else “aphormēn” appears- for the fleshσαρκίsarki
sinful nature
The human nature that opposes God's Spirit.
Where else “sarki” appears- loveἀγάπηςagapēs
love
Love that gives itself, seeking the other's good, like God's.
Where else “agapēs” appears- serve as slavesδουλεύετεdouleuete
be a slave
Serve as a slave, be wholly at someone's service.
Where else “douleuete” appears- to one anotherἀλλήλοιςallēlois
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlois” appears
The context
12I wish that those who are upsetting you would also mutilate themselves.
13 · This verse (above)
14For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.