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Galatians 5:1

Galatians 5:1

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

Stand: Proverbs 23:23; 1 Corinthians 15:58, 1 Corinthians 16:13; Ephesians 6:14; Philippians 1:27; 1 Thessalonians 3:8; 2 Thessalonians 2:15; Hebrews 3:6, Hebrews 3:14, Hebrews 4:14, Hebrews 10:23, Hebrews 10:35-39; Jude 1:3, Jude 1:20-21; Revelation 2:25, Revelation 3:3

the liberty: Galatians 5:13, Galatians 2:4, Galatians 3:25, Galatians 4:26, Galatians 4:31; Psalms 51:12; Isaiah 61:1; Matthew 11:28-30; John 8:32-36; Romans 6:14, Romans 6:18, Romans 7:3, Romans 7:6, Romans 8:2; 1 Corinthians 7:22; 2 Corinthians 3:17; 1 Peter 2:16; 2 Peter 2:19

entangled: Galatians 2:4, Galatians 4:9; Matthew 23:4; Acts 15:10; Colossians 2:16-22; Hebrews 9:8-11

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