Galatians 5:13 (YLT)

Passage

For ye--to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:11 And I, brethren, if uncircumcision I yet preach, why yet am I persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away;

Galatians 5:12 O that even they would cut themselves off who are unsettling you!

Galatians 5:13 For ye--to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another,

Galatians 5:14 for all the law in one word is fulfilled--in this: `Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;'

Galatians 5:15 and if one another ye do bite and devour, see--that ye may not by one another be consumed.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "ye--to", "freedom", "brethren", "only", "occasion", and "flesh". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "ye--to", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "O that even they would cut themselves..." into verse 14's "for all the law in one word...", so "called" and "ye--to" 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 "called" and "ye--to" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.