Galatians 5:18 “But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.”

Galatians 5:18

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

World English Bible

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

American Standard Version

But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law.

Geneva Bible 1599

And if ye be led by the Spirit, ye are not vnder the Lawe.

Darby Translation

but if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under law.

Young's Literal Translation

and if by the Spirit ye are led, ye are not under law.

Bible in Basic English

But if you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

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Cross references

“if”

Romans 8:14 Proverbs 8:20 Galatians 5:25 Galatians 5:16 Ezekiel 36:27 John 16:13

Romans 8:14 · BSB

For all who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

Proverbs 8:20 · BSB

I walk in the way of righteousness, along the paths of justice,

Galatians 5:25 · BSB

Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.

Galatians 5:16 · BSB

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

Ezekiel 36:27 · BSB

And I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes and to carefully observe My ordinances.

John 16:13 · BSB

However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

“ye are”

Galatians 4:5 Romans 6:14 Romans 6:15

Galatians 4:5 · BSB

to redeem those under the law, that we might receive our adoption as sons.

Romans 6:14 · BSB

For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.

Romans 6:15 · BSB

What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law, but under grace? Certainly not!

Also

Romans 7:4 1 Timothy 1:9

Romans 7:4 · BSB

Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God.

1 Timothy 1:9 · BSB

We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

17For 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.

19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;

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