Nesiet cits cita grūtumus!
1 Brāļi, ja arī kāds cilvēks ir izdarījis pārkāpumu, tad jūs, kas esat garīgi, centieties viņu izlabot lēnprātības garā, bet pielūko, ka arī tu pats nekrīti kārdināšanā. 2 Nesiet cits cita grūtumus, tā jūs piepildīsiet Kristus bauslību! 3 Ja kāds iedomājas, ka viņš ir nezin kas, nebūdams nekas, tāds maldina pats sevi. 4 Katrs lai pārbauda pats savus darbus. Tad viņam būs pamats lepoties savā priekšā, nevis citu, 5 jo katram jānes sava nasta. 6 Kas mācās Dieva vārdu, lai visos labumos dalās ar savu skolotāju. 7 Nepievilieties, Dievs nekļūs par apsmieklu – ko cilvēks sēj, to viņš arī pļaus: 8 kas sēj savā miesā, tas no miesas pļaus postu, bet, kas sēj Garā, no Gara pļaus mūžīgo dzīvību. 9 Darīsim labu nepagurdami, jo savā laikā mēs pļausim, ja vien nepadosimies. 10 Tad nu, kamēr mums ir laiks, darīsim labu visiem, īpaši tiem, kas ticībā pieder pie mūsu saimes.
Nevis apgraizīšana, bet jauns radījums
11 Redziet, ar kādiem lieliem burtiem es jums rakstu pats ar savu roku. 12 Tie, kas grib dižoties un izpatikt miesai, spiež jūs pieņemt apgraizīšanu vienīgi tādēļ, lai Kristus krusta dēļ netiktu vajāti. 13 Jo arī paši šie apgraizītie neturas pie bauslības, bet grib, lai jūs tiktu apgraizīti, ka varētu lepoties ar to, kas pie jūsu miesas izdarīts. 14 Bet man lai citādas dižošanās nav kā vienīgi ar mūsu Kunga Jēzus Kristus krustu, ar ko pasaule man ir krustā piesista un es pasaulei. 15 Jo ne apgraizīšana ir kaut kas vai neapgraizīšana, bet vienīgi – jaunais radījums. 16 Miers un apžēlošana pār tiem, kas dzīvos pēc šā likuma, un pār Dieva Israēlu! 17 Turpmāk lai neviens man neliek vairs ciest, jo es nesu Jēzus rētas savā miesā. 18 Mūsu Kunga Jēzus Kristus žēlastība lai ir ar jūsu garu, brāļi! Āmen!
Bear One Another's Burdens
1 My friends, if someone is caught in any kind of wrongdoing, those of you who are spiritual should set him right; but you must do it in a gentle way. And keep an eye on yourselves, so that you will not be tempted, too. 2 Help carry one another's burdens, and in this way you will obey the law of Christ. 3 If you think you are something when you really are nothing, you are only deceiving yourself. 4 You should each judge your own conduct. If it is good, then you can be proud of what you yourself have done, without having to compare it with what someone else has done. 5 For each of you have to carry your own load.
6 If you are being taught the Christian message, you should share all the good things you have with your teacher.
7 Do not deceive yourselves; no one makes a fool of God. You will reap exactly what you plant. 8 If you plant in the field of your natural desires, from it you will gather the harvest of death; if you plant in the field of the Spirit, from the Spirit you will gather the harvest of eternal life. 9 So let us not become tired of doing good; for if we do not give up, the time will come when we will reap the harvest. 10 So then, as often as we have the chance, we should do good to everyone, and especially to those who belong to our family in the faith.
Final Warning and Greeting
11 See what big letters I make as I write to you now with my own hand! 12 The people who are trying to force you to be circumcised are the ones who want to show off and boast about external matters. They do it, however, only so that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. 13 Even those who practice circumcision do not obey the Law; they want you to be circumcised so that they can boast that you submitted to this physical ceremony. 14 As for me, however, I will boast only about the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ; for by means of his cross the world is dead to me, and I am dead to the world. 15 It does not matter at all whether or not one is circumcised; what does matter is being a new creature. 16 As for those who follow this rule in their lives, may peace and mercy be with them—with them and with all of God's people!
17 To conclude: let no one give me any more trouble, because the scars I have on my body show that I am the slave of Jesus.
18 May the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all, my friends. Amen.
