1 Stand
fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made
us free, and be not entangled again in the yoke of
bondage.
2 Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised,
Christ will profit you nothing.
3 And I testify
again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a
debtor to note the whole law.
4 Christ is become nothing to
you, whosoever of you are seeking to be justified by the
law: ye note are fallen from the grace of the gospel.
5 For
we through the Spirit wait for the hope of note righteousness
by faith.
6 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision
availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision, but faith which
note worketh by love.
7 Ye did run well: who hindered you from obeying the
truth?
8 noteThis note persuasion came not from him that called
you: but a little leaven leaveneth the whole mass.
9 I
have confidence in you however through the Lord,
10 that
ye will not think otherwise: but he that troubleth you
shall bear his judgement, whosoever he be.
11 And I,
brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still
persecuted by the Jews? for then the offence of the cross
is ceased.
12 I wish they were even cut off from your communion,
that make such disturbance amongst you.
13 For,
brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only abuse
not this liberty for an occasion to indulge the flesh, but
by mutual love serve one another.
14 For all the law is
fulfilled in one note precept, even in this, Thou shalt love
-- --
thy neighbour as thyself.
15 But if ye bite and devour
one another, take heed that ye be not destroyed by one
another.
16 I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye will not
fulfil the desire of the flesh:
17 for the flesh desireth things
contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit things contrary to
the flesh: and these are opposite to each other; so that
ye do not those things which ye would.
18 But if ye be
led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
19 Now the
works of the flesh are manifest, note such as, adultery, fornication,
uncleanness,
20 lasciviousness, idolatry, witchcraft,
enmities, strifes, emulations, animosities, contentions,
divisions,
21 heresies, envyings, murders, drunkenness,
revellings, and the like note: of which I forewarn
you, as I have also told you before, that they who
practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of
God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
long-suffering,
23 gentleness, goodness, fidelity, meekness,
temperance: against such things there is no law.
24 And
they, that are Christ's, have crucified the flesh with it's
passions and desires.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also
walk in the Spirit. Let us not be vain-glorious, provoking
one another, envying one another.
Worsley [1770], THE NEW TESTAMENT OR NEW COVENANT OF OUR LORD AND SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated from the Greek ACCORDING TO The Present Idiom of the English Tongue. With NOTES and REFERENCES interspersed, as occasion required, to confirm and illustrate the more literal or various Renderings given at the bottom of each page; by which even they, who do not understand the Original, may often judge for themselves of the justness and propriety of the Translation. By the late Mr. JOHN WORSLEY, of Hertford (Printed by R. Hett, LONDON) [word count] [B18100].
