Galatians 5:1 (DRB)

Passage

Stand fast and be not held again under the yoke of bondage.

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:1 Stand fast and be not held again under the yoke of bondage.

Galatians 5:2 Behold, I Paul tell you, that if you be circumcised, Christ shall profit you nothing.

Galatians 5:3 And I testify again to every man circumcising himself that he is a debtor to do the whole law.

Study Lenses

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

The next verse adds "Behold I Paul tell you that if...", so "stand" and "fast" 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 "stand" and "fast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.