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Galatians 5:13

For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

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Ὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐπ’epuntoἐπί (epi)preposition — “unto”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.untoἐλευθερίᾳeleutherialibertyἐλευθερίαnoun, dative, singular, feminine — “liberty”, the to- or for-formG1657freedom, liberty, especially: a state of freedom from slavery.This verse uses “liberty”.libertyἐκλήθητεeklēthēteto callκαλέω (kaleō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “to call”, a single actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.This verse uses “call”.ἀδελφοίadelphoibrotherἀδελφός (adelphos)noun, vocative, plural, masculine — “brother”, the calling formG80a brother, member of the same religious community, especially a fellow-Christian.μόνονmononaloneμόνος (monos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “alone”, the object formG3441only, solitary, desolate.μὴmēuse notμήadverb — “use not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.use notτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἐλευθερίανeleutherianlibertyἐλευθερία (eleutheria)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “liberty”, the object formG1657freedom, liberty, especially: a state of freedom from slavery.This verse uses “liberty”.libertyεἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forἀφορμὴνaphormēnan occasionἀφορμή (aphormē)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “an occasion”, the object formG874(a) a starting, a start, (b) cause, occasion, opportunity.This verse uses “an occasion”.an occasionτῇtētheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.σαρκίsarkito the fleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “to the flesh”, the to- or for-formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.to the fleshἀλλὰallabutἀλλάconjunction — “but”G235but, except, however.This verse uses “but”.butδιὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἀγάπηςagapēsloveἀγάπη (agapē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “love”, the of-formG26love, benevolence, good will, esteem; plur: love-feasts.loveδουλεύετεdouleueteserveδουλεύω (douleuō)verb, present active imperative, 2nd person plural — “serve”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1398I am a slave, am subject to, obey, am devoted.serveἀλλήλοιςallēloisone anotherἀλλήλων (allēlōn)personal pronoun, dative, plural, masculine — “one another”, the to- or for-formG240one another, each other.one another

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

For ye — to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another.

Young’s Literal Translation

For ye — to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

World English Bible

For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love be servants to one another.

Darby Translation

For ye have been called to liberty, brethren; only [do] not [turn] liberty into an opportunity to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

Douay-Rheims

For you, brethren, have been called unto liberty: only make not liberty an occasion to the flesh, but by charity of the spirit serve one another.

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