Galatians 5:14 (GNV)

Passage

For all the Lawe is fulfilled in one worde, which is this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:12 Would to God they were euen cut off, which doe disquiet you.

Galatians 5:13 For brethren, ye haue bene called vnto libertie: onely vse not your libertie as an occasion vnto the flesh, but by loue serue one another.

Galatians 5:14 For all the Lawe is fulfilled in one worde, which is this, Thou shalt loue thy neighbour as thy selfe.

Galatians 5:15 If ye bite and deuoure one another, take heede least ye be consumed one of another.

Galatians 5:16 Then I say, Walke in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lustes of the flesh.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "For brethren ye haue bene called vnto..." into verse 15's "If ye bite and deuoure one another...", so "lawe" 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 "lawe" and "fulfilled" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.