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Galatians 5:10

New Century Version

But I trust in the Lord that you will not believe those different ideas. Whoever is confusing you with such ideas will be punished.

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We have heard that some of our group have come to you and said things that trouble and upset you. But we did not tell them to do this.

then hand this man over to Satan. So his sinful self will be destroyed, and his spirit will be saved on the day of the Lord.

I was so sure of all this that I made plans to visit you first so you could be blessed twice.

They think we live in a worldly way, and I plan to be very bold with them when I come. I beg you that when I come I will not need to use that same boldness with you.

We are ready to punish anyone there who does not obey, but first we want you to obey fully.

I am writing this while I am away from you so that when I come I will not have to be harsh in my use of authority. The Lord gave me this authority to build you up, not to tear you down.

I wrote you a letter for this reason: that when I came to you I would not be made sad by the people who should make me happy. I felt sure of all of you, that you would share my joy.

The punishment that most of you gave him is enough for him.

From this time on we do not think of anyone as the world does. In the past we thought of Christ as the world thinks, but we no longer think of him in that way.

I am very happy that I can trust you fully.

Also, we are sending with them our brother, who is always ready to help. He has proved this to us in many ways, and he wants to help even more now, because he has much faith in you.

Really, there is no other Good News. But some people are confusing you; they want to change the Good News of Christ.

We talked about this problem because some false believers had come into our group secretly. They came in like spies to overturn the freedom we have in Christ Jesus. They wanted to make us slaves.

Those leaders who seemed to be important did not change the Good News that I preach. (It doesn’t matter to me if they were “important” or not. To God everyone is the same.)

You people in Galatia were told very clearly about the death of Jesus Christ on the cross. But you were foolish; you let someone trick you.

I am afraid for you, that my work for you has been wasted.

Those people are working hard to persuade you, but this is not good for you. They want to persuade you to turn against us and follow only them.

I wish I could be with you now and could change the way I am talking to you, because I do not know what to think about you.

I wish the people who are bothering you would castrate themselves!

You were running a good race. Who stopped you from following the true way?

So do not give me any more trouble. I have scars on my body that show I belong to Christ Jesus.

All of us who are spiritually mature should think this way, too. And if there are things you do not agree with, God will make them clear to you.

The Lord makes us feel sure that you are doing and will continue to do the things we told you.

Hymenaeus and Alexander have done that, and I have given them to Satan so they will learn not to speak against God.

I write this letter, knowing that you will do what I ask you and even more.




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