Galatians 5:4

“You have been cut off from the Messiah, you who are trying to be declared righteous by the law; you have fallen away from grace.”

Galatians 5:4 · direct translation from the Greek
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Galatians 5:4, word by word

You have been cut offκατηργήθητεkatērgēthēte

be done away

To come to an end, or stop having power over someone.

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the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

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are trying to be declared righteousδικαιοῦσθεdikaiousthe

declare righteous

God pronouncing you in the right and forgiving you.

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the lawνόμῳnomōi

law

The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.

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you have fallen awayἐξεπέσατεexepesate

lose

To be robbed of what one had.

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from graceχάριτοςcharitos

grace

A kindness God gives that no one earns, above all salvation.

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The context

3And I testify again to every man who lets himself be circumcised that he is obligated to do the whole law.

4 · This verse (above)

5For we, by the Spirit, by faith, eagerly await the hope of righteousness.

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