Galatians 5:4 “You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from C…”

Galatians 5:4

You who are trying to be justified by the law have been severed from Christ; you have fallen away from grace.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Christ is become of no effect unto you, whosoever of you are justified by the law; ye are fallen from grace.

World English Bible

You are alienated from Christ, you who desire to be justified by the law. You have fallen away from grace.

American Standard Version

Ye are severed from Christ, ye who would be justified by the law; ye are fallen away from grace.

Geneva Bible 1599

Ye are abolished from Christ: whosoeuer are iustified by the Law, ye are fallen from grace.

Darby Translation

Ye are deprived of all profit from the Christ as separated [from him], as many as are justified by law; ye have fallen from grace.

Young's Literal Translation

ye were freed from the Christ, ye who in law are declared righteous; from the grace ye fell away;

Bible in Basic English

You are cut off from Christ, you who would have righteousness by the law; you are turned away from grace.

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Cross references

“is”

Galatians 2:21 Galatians 5:2 Romans 10:3–5 Romans 9:31 Romans 9:32

Galatians 2:21 · BSB

I do not set aside the grace of God. For if righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.

Galatians 5:2 · BSB

Take notice: I, Paul, tell you that if you let yourselves be circumcised, Christ will be of no value to you at all.

Romans 10:3–5 · BSB

Because they were ignorant of God’s righteousness and sought to establish their own, they did not submit to God’s righteousness.

Romans 9:31 · BSB

but Israel, who pursued a law of righteousness, has not attained it.

Romans 9:32 · BSB

Why not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

“justified”

Romans 3:20 Romans 4:4 Romans 4:5

Romans 3:20 · BSB

Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin.

Romans 4:4 · BSB

Now the wages of the worker are not credited as a gift, but as an obligation.

Romans 4:5 · BSB

However, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.

“ye”

2 Peter 2:20–22 Romans 11:6 Hebrews 12:15 Revelation 2:5 Hebrews 6:4–6 Galatians 1:6–9

2 Peter 2:20–22 · BSB

If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.

Romans 11:6 · BSB

And if it is by grace, then it is no longer by works. Otherwise, grace would no longer be grace.

Hebrews 12:15 · BSB

See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.

Revelation 2:5 · BSB

Therefore, keep in mind how far you have fallen. Repent and perform the deeds you did at first. But if you do not repent, I will come to you and remove your lampstand from its place.

Hebrews 6:4–6 · BSB

It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit,

Galatians 1:6–9 · BSB

I am amazed how quickly you are deserting the One who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—

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

In context

3Again I testify to every man who gets himself circumcised that he is obligated to obey the whole law.

5But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.

Read Galatians 5