Galatians 5:16
I say, moreover—by Spirit, be walking, and, fleshly coveting, ye will in nowise fulfil;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
In Context
15If, however, one another, ye bite and devour, take heed lest, by one another, ye be consumed!
Cross References
Romans 8:1Hence there is now, no, condemnation unto them who are in Christ Jesus;
Romans 8:12Hence, then, brethren—debtors, we are, not unto the flesh, that, according to flesh, we should live,—
1 Corinthians 7:29But, this, I say—the opportunity is, contracted for what remaineth—in order that, they who have wives, may be, as though they had none,
Galatians 3:17And, this, I say—a covenant previously confirmed by God, the law which, after four hundred and thirty years, hath been brought into being, doth not annul, so as to do away with the promise.
Galatians 5:24And, they who are of Christ Jesus, have crucified, the flesh, with its susceptibilities and covetings.
Ephesians 2:3Among whom also, we all, had our behaviour, at one time, in the covetings of our flesh, doing the things desired by the flesh and the mind, and were children, by nature, of anger—even as the rest,—
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 →