Galatians 5:17
15 But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.
16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
- KJV
- For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
- WEB
- For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.
- ASV
- For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the things that ye would.
- DARBY
- For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these things are opposed one to the other, that ye should not do those things which ye desire;
- BLB
- For the flesh desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh. For these are opposed to one another so that the [things] you⁺ may want, these things you⁺ may not do.
- ÅB
- For kjødet begjærer imot Ånden, og Ånden imot kjødet; de står hverandre imot, så dere ikke skal gjøre det dere vil.
- OTB
- For kjødet begjærer det som er mot Ånden, og Ånden det som er mot kjødet; de står i motsetning til hverandre, slik at dere ikke skal gjøre hva dere vil.
- B1930
- For kjødet begjærer imot Ånden, og Ånden imot kjødet; de står hverandre imot, så I ikke skal gjøre det I vil.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Romans 8:13
For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
Read in contextRomans 8:5–8
Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.
Read in contextJohn 3:6
Flesh is born of flesh, but spirit is born of the Spirit.
Read in contextMatthew 26:41
“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Read in contextPsalms 119:20
My soul is consumed with longing for Your judgments at all times.
Read in contextPsalms 51:10–12
Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 7:20
Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
Read in contextPsalms 119:32
I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.
Read in context