Galatians 5:14 (DBY)

Passage

For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:12 I would that they would even cut themselves off who throw you into confusion.

Galatians 5:13 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.

Galatians 5:14 For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;

Galatians 5:15 but if ye bite and devour one another, see that ye are not consumed one of another.

Galatians 5:16 But I say, Walk in [the] Spirit, and ye shall no way fulfil flesh's lust.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whole", "fulfilled", "word", "thou", "shalt", "love", "neighbour", and "thyself". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whole" and "fulfilled", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "For ye have been called to liberty..." into verse 15's "but if ye bite and devour one...", so "whole" and "fulfilled" belong inside that flow. In Galatians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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