Focused Passage

Galatians 5:19-21

Stand Firm in Freedom: Faith Working Through Love and Life by the Spirit

Paul commands the Galatians to stand firm in Christ-given freedom, warns that receiving circumcision as necessary severs one from Christ's gracious ground of righteousness, clarifies that faith expresses itself through love, and then contrasts the works of the flesh with the fruit of the Spirit.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;

20 idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions,

21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

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References and Original Words

Verse 19

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 6:9 Classic cross-references Galatians 5:16 Classic cross-references Colossians 3:5 Classic cross-references Romans 8:5 Classic cross-references Matthew 15:18 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 OliveGrove study links John 3:3-8 OliveGrove study links Matthew 7:21-23 OliveGrove study links

Original words

- δέ G1161 Conjunction The τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural acts ἔργα G2041 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural of the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular flesh σαρκός G4561 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular are ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular obvious Φανερὰ G5318 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural - ἅτινά G3748 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural - ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular sexual immorality πορνεία G4202 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular impurity ἀκαθαρσία G167 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular [and] debauchery ἀσέλγεια G766 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular

Verse 20

Cross-references

James 1:19 Classic cross-references Philippians 2:3 Classic cross-references Luke 21:34 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 11:19 Classic cross-references 1 Samuel 15:23 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 OliveGrove study links John 3:3-8 OliveGrove study links Matthew 7:21-23 OliveGrove study links

Original words

idolatry εἰδωλολατρία G1495 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular [and] sorcery φαρμακεία G5331 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular hatred ἔχθραι G2189 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural discord ἔρις G2054 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular jealousy ζῆλος G2205 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular [and] rage θυμοί G2372 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural rivalries ἐριθεῖαι G2052 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural divisions διχοστασίαι G1370 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural factions αἱρέσεις G139 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural

Verse 21

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 13:4 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 6:9 Classic cross-references Romans 13:13 Classic cross-references Ephesians 5:5 Classic cross-references Romans 8:13 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 OliveGrove study links John 3:3-8 OliveGrove study links Matthew 7:21-23 OliveGrove study links

Original words

[and] envy φθόνοι G5355 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural drunkenness μέθαι G3178 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural orgies κῶμοι G2970 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the τὰ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Plural like ὅμοια G3664 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural . . . τούτοις G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Plural - ἃ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural I warn προλέγω G4302 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you ὑμῖν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural as καθὼς G2531 Adverb I did before προεῖπον G4302 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular that ὅτι G3754 Conjunction those οἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Plural who practice πράσσοντες G4238 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural such τὰ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Plural things τοιαῦτα G5108 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plural vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb will not inherit κληρονομήσουσιν G2816 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural [the] kingdom βασιλείαν G932 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

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