King James Bible
"Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage."
Paul commands believers to firmly maintain the freedom Christ secured through his death and resurrection, liberating them from the law's curse and sin's power. The emphatic 'stand fast' suggests this freedom requires active defense against forces that would undermine it. The 'yoke' metaphor recalls both slavery and the rabbinic term for law-keeping, warning against returning to legalistic requirements for salvation. Paul specifically addresses the Galatian temptation to adopt circumcision and Jewish law observance, which would nullify grace and re-enslave them to an impossible standard.