Galatians 5:1 (DBY)

Passage

Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:1 Christ has set us free in freedom; stand fast therefore, and be not held again in a yoke of bondage.

Galatians 5:2 Behold, I, Paul, say to you, that if ye are circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

Galatians 5:3 And I witness again to every man [who is] circumcised, that he is debtor to do the whole law.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "christ", "free", "freedom", "stand", "fast", "therefore", "held", and "again". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "christ" and "free", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "Behold I Paul say to you that...", so "christ" and "free" should be read forward into that movement. In Galatians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "christ" and "free" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.