For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: {elements: or, rudiments}

But now, after that ye have known God, or rather are known of God, how turn ye again to the weak and beggarly elements, whereunto ye desire again to be in bondage? {turn ye again: or, turn ye back} {elements: or, rudiments}

I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

{In} journeyings often, {in} perils of waters, {in} perils of robbers, {in} perils by {mine own} countrymen, {in} perils by the heathen, {in} perils in the city, {in} perils in the wilderness, {in} perils in the sea, {in} perils among false brethren;

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption: for of whom a man is overcome, of the same is he brought in bondage.

Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

For such {are} false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

As free, and not using {your} liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God. {using: Gr. having}

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me {with thy} free spirit.

For this Agar is mount Sinai in Arabia, and answereth to Jerusalem which now is, and is in bondage with her children. {answereth to: or, is in the same rank with}

Now the Lord is that Spirit: and where the Spirit of the Lord {is}, there {is} liberty.

That which I speak, I speak {it} not after the Lord, but as it were foolishly, in this confidence of boasting.

For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour {you}, if a man take {of you}, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.

But I will put it into the hand of them that afflict thee; which have said to thy soul, Bow down, that we may go over: and thou hast laid thy body as the ground, and as the street, to them that went over.

Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, {Ye must} be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no {such} commandment:

Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, {then} are ye my disciples indeed;

For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.

And I will walk at liberty: for I seek thy precepts. {at liberty: Heb. at large}

And certain men which came down from Judaea taught the brethren, {and said}, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.

For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.

Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction.

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

For such {are} false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ.

Even so we, when we were children, were in bondage under the elements of the world: {elements: or, rudiments}

Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.

For ye suffer, if a man bring you into bondage, if a man devour {you}, if a man take {of you}, if a man exalt himself, if a man smite you on the face.

Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good {things} in possession.

But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. {reprobate: or, of no judgment}

For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:

But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth {therein}, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. {deed: or, doing}

For if I build again the things which I destroyed, I make myself a transgressor.

{Which} when they had read, they rejoiced for the consolation. {consolation: or, exhortation}

Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a net, that was cast into the sea, and gathered of every kind:

But while men slept, his enemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, and went his way.

Ye are bought with a price; be not ye the servants of men.

I have confidence in you through the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded: but he that troubleth you shall bear his judgment, whosoever he be.

I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

Then they came to Zerubbabel, and to the chief of the fathers, and said unto them, Let us build with you: for we seek your God, as ye {do}; and we do sacrifice unto him since the days of Esarhaddon king of Assur, which brought us up hither.

But new wine must be put into new bottles; and both are preserved.

If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which {is} as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

And when Saul was come to Jerusalem, he assayed to join himself to the disciples: but they were all afraid of him, and believed not that he was a disciple.

{In} journeyings often, {in} perils of waters, {in} perils of robbers, {in} perils by {mine own} countrymen, {in} perils by the heathen, {in} perils in the city, {in} perils in the wilderness, {in} perils in the sea, {in} perils among false brethren;

Now when they shall fall, they shall be holpen with a little help: but many shall cleave to them with flatteries.

And this I say, lest any man should beguile you with enticing words.

O Israel, thy prophets are like the foxes in the deserts.

Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?

Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.

Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God:

Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will: