# Galatians 5.1 **Book:** [Galatians](/codex/galatians/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > **1. For freedom did Christ set us free: stand fast therefore, and be not entangled again in a yoke of bondage.** > > 2. Behold, I Paul say unto you, that, if ye receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing. 3. Yea, I testify again to every man that receiveth circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. (Galatians 5:1-3, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > **1. Stand firm therefore in the liberty by which Christ has made us free, and don’t be entangled again with a yoke of bondage.** > > 2. Behold, I, Paul, tell you that if you receive circumcision, Christ will profit you nothing. 3. Yes, I testify again to every man who receives circumcision, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. (Galatians 5:1-3, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > **1. Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.** > > 2. Behold, I Paul say unto you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing. 3. For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law. (Galatians 5:1-3, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > **1. In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free, stand ye, and be not held fast again by a yoke of servitude;** > > 2. lo, I Paul do say to you, that if ye be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing; 3. and I testify again to every man circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law; (Galatians 5:1-3, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Paul the Apostle - **Audience:** Christian believers in Galatia (Jewish-Christian-influenced) - **Location:** composed in Antioch or Ephesus; addressed to Galatia - **Time period:** composed c. AD 49 (South-Galatian) or c. AD 53-57 (North-Galatian) ## Theological reading ## Key words - [G5547 - christos](/codex/g5547-christos/), *christos* (Strong's G5547). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.1](/codex/matthew-1-1/), [Matthew 1.16](/codex/matthew-1-16/), [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Christians Not Under Mosaic Law](/codex/christians-not-under-mosaic-law/) **Concepts:** - [Grace vs Law](/codex/grace-vs-law/) - [Spirit of Bondage](/codex/spirit-of-bondage/) - [Spirit of Whoredom or Seduction](/codex/spirit-of-whoredom-or-seduction/)