Galatians 5:17
For the flesh hath desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these oppose one another, that ye may not do the things that ye would.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
16But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye will not fulfill the desires of the flesh.
18But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the Law.
Cross References
Psalms 19:12Who knoweth his own offences? Oh, cleanse thou me from secret faults!
Psalms 51:10Create within me a clean heart, O God! Renew within me a steadfast spirit!
Psalms 119:4Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.
Psalms 119:24Thine ordinances are my delight; Yea, they are my counsellors.
Psalms 119:35Cause me to tread in the path of thy commandments, For in it I have my delight.
Psalms 119:133Establish my footsteps in thy word, And let no iniquity have dominion over me!
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 →