Galatians 5:14 (KJV)

Passage

For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:12 I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

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.

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

Galatians 5:15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

Galatians 5:16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "For brethren ye have been called unto..." into verse 15's "But if ye bite and devour one...", so "fulfilled" and "word" 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 "fulfilled" and "word" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.