Passage

Galatians 5.6

Book: Galatians · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"4. Ye are severed from Christ, ye who would be justified by the law; ye are fallen away from grace. 5. For we through the Spirit by faith wait for the hope of righteousness."

"6. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision; but faith working through love."

"7. Ye were running well; who hindered you that ye should not obey the truth? 8. This persuasion came not of him that calleth you." (Galatians 5:4-8, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"4. You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace. 5. For we, through the Spirit, by faith wait for the hope of righteousness."

"6. For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision amounts to anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith working through love."

"7. You were running well! Who interfered with you that you should not obey the truth? 8. This persuasion is not from him who calls you." (Galatians 5:4-8, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"4. Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace. 5. For we through the Spirit wait for the hope of righteousness by faith."

"6. For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision availeth any thing, nor uncircumcision; but faith which worketh by love."

"7. Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? ^{hinder you: or, drive you back} 8. This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you." (Galatians 5:4-8, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"4. ye were freed from the Christ, ye who in law are declared righteous; from the grace ye fell away; 5. for we by the Spirit, by faith, a hope of righteousness do wait for,"

"6. for in Christ Jesus neither circumcision availeth anything, nor uncircumcision, but faith through love working."

"7. Ye were running well; who did hinder you, not to obey the truth? 8. the obedience [is] not of him who is calling you!" (Galatians 5:4-8, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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