Galatians 5:24
And those who belong to Jesus, the Christ, have already crucified their earthly nature, with its passions and its cravings.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
In Context
23Against such things there is no law!
25Since our life is due to the Spirit, let us rule our conduct also by the Spirit.
Cross References
Romans 8:9You, however, are not earthly but spiritual, since the Spirit of God lives within you. Unless a person has the Spirit of Christ, they do not belong to Christ;
Romans 13:14No! Arm yourselves with the spirit of the Lord Jesus Christ, and spend no thought on your earthly nature, to satisfy its cravings.
1 Corinthians 15:23But each in their proper order – Christ the first-fruits; afterward, at his coming, those who belong to the Christ.
Galatians 3:29And, since you belong to Christ, it follows that you are Abraham’s offspring and, under the promise, sharers in the inheritance.
Galatians 5:20idolatry, sorcery, quarrels, strife, jealousy, outbursts of passion, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,
1 Peter 2:11Dear friends, I beg you, as pilgrims and strangers on earth, to refrain from indulging the cravings of your earthly nature, for they make war on 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 →