Galatians 5:24
And those of the Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and the lusts.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
In Context
23gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law.
25If we live in Spirit, we should also march in Spirit.
Cross References
Romans 8:9But ye are not in flesh but in Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. But if any man does not have the Spirit of Christ, this man is not of him.
Romans 13:14But clothe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no forethought for lusts of the flesh.
1 Corinthians 15:23But each in his own order. Christ the first fruit, then those of Christ at his coming.
Galatians 3:29And if ye are Christ's, then ye are Abraham's seed and heirs according to promise.
Galatians 5:20idolatry, sorcery, hatreds, strifes, jealousies, wraths, selfish ambitions, dissentions, factions,
1 Peter 2:11Beloved, I beseech you as aliens and sojourners, to abstain from the fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.
Matthew Henry on Galatians 5:14-26
Practical Godliness Enforced; Works of the Flesh and of the Spirit; The Fruits of the Spirit. ( a. d. 56.) 13 For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another. 14 For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 15 But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. 16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the… Read the whole commentary →