2 WYC Lo! Y Poul seie to you, that if ye ben circumcidid, Crist schal no thing profite to you. BSB BSB: Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.
3 WYC And Y witnesse eftsoones to ech man that circumcidith hym silf, that he is dettour of al the lawe to be don. BSB BSB: Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.
4 WYC And ye ben voidid awei fro Crist, and ye that be iustified in the lawe, ye han fallen awei fro grace. BSB BSB: You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.
5 WYC For we thoruy the spirit of bileue abiden the hope of riytfulnesse. BSB BSB: But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.
7 WYC Ye runnen wel; who lettide you that ye obeyede not to treuthe? BSB BSB: You were running so well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?
8 WYC Consente ye to no man; for this counsel ys not of hym that hath clepid you. BSB BSB: Such persuasion does not come from the One who calls you.
9 WYC A litil souredowy apeirith al the gobet. BSB BSB: A little leaven works through the whole batch of dough.
10 WYC I trust on you in oure Lord, that ye schulden vndurstonde noon other thing. And who that disturblith you, schal bere dom, who euere he be. BSB BSB: I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view. The one who is troubling you will bear the judgment, whoever he may be.
11 WYC And, britheren, if Y preche yit circumcisioun, what suffre Y yit persecucioun? thanne the sclaundre of the crosse is auoidid. BSB BSB: Now, brothers, if I am still preaching circumcision, why am I still being persecuted? In that case the offense of the cross has been abolished.
12 WYC Y wolde that thei weren cut awei, that disturblen you. BSB BSB: As for those who are agitating you, I wish they would proceed to emasculate themselves!
13 WYC For, britheren, ye ben clepid in to fredom; oneli yyue ye not fredom in to occasioun of fleisch, but bi charite of spirit serue ye togidere. BSB BSB: For you, brothers, were called to freedom; but do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh. Rather, serve one another in love.
14 WYC For euery lawe is fulfillid in o word, Thou schalt loue thi neiybore as thi silf. BSB BSB: The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
15 WYC And if ye bite, and ete ech othere, se ye, lest ye be wastid ech fro othere. BSB BSB: But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.
16 WYC And Y seie you in Crist, walke ye in spirit, and ye schulen not performe the desiris of the fleisch. BSB BSB: So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
17 WYC For the fleisch coueitith ayens the spirit, and the spirit ayen the fleisch; for these ben aduersaries togidere, that ye don not alle thingis that ye wolen. BSB BSB: For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
18 WYC That if ye be led bi spirit, ye ben not vnder the lawe. BSB BSB: But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19 WYC And werkis of the fleisch ben opyn, whiche ben fornicacioun, vnclennes, vnchastite, letcherie, seruice of false goddis, BSB BSB: The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;
20 WYC witchecraftis, enmytees, striuyngis, indignaciouns, wraththis, chidingis, discenciouns, sectis, enuyes, BSB BSB: idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,
21 WYC manslauytris, dronkennessis, vnmesurable etyngis, and thingis lijk to these, whiche Y seie to you, as Y haue told to you `to fore, for thei that doon suche thingis, schulen not haue the kyngdom of God. BSB BSB: and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 WYC But the fruyt of the spirit is charite, ioye, pees, pacience, long abidyng, BSB BSB: But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 WYC benygnyte, goodnesse, myldenesse, feith, temperaunce, contynence, chastite; ayen suche thingis is no lawe. BSB BSB: gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
24 WYC And they that ben of Crist, han crucified her fleisch with vices and coueytyngis. BSB BSB: Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
25 WYC If we lyuen bi spirit, walke we bi spirit; be we not made coueytouse of veyn glorie, stirynge ech othere to wraththe, or hauynge enuye ech to othere. BSB BSB: Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.
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