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.

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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.

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