Galatians 5:17

5:17 For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desires ¹  that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition to ²  each other, so that you cannot do what you want.

Galatians 5:1

Freedom of the Believer

5:1 For freedom ³  Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not be subject again to the yoke ⁴  of slavery.

Galatians 3:9-10

3:9 So then those who believe ⁵  are blessed along with Abraham the believer. 3:10 For all who ⁶  rely on doing the works of the law are under a curse, because it is written, “Cursed is everyone who does not keep on doing everything written in the book of the law.” ⁷ 

¹ tn The words “has desires” do not occur in the Greek text a second time, but are repeated in the translation for clarity.

² tn Or “are hostile toward” (L&N 39.1).

³ tn Translating the dative as “For freedom” shows the purpose for Christ setting us free; however, it is also possible to take the phrase in the sense of means or instrument (“with [or by] freedom”), referring to the freedom mentioned in 4:31 and implied throughout the letter.

⁴ sn Here the yoke figuratively represents the burdensome nature of slavery.

⁵ tn Grk “those who are by faith,” with the Greek expression “by faith” (ἐκ πίστεως, ek pistew") the same as the expression in v. 8.

⁶ tn Grk “For as many as.”

⁷ tn Grk “Cursed is everyone who does not continue in all the things written in the book of the law, to do them.”