Galatians 5:17

for the flesh doth desire contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit contrary to the flesh, and these are opposed one to another, that the things that ye may will — these ye may not do;

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

In Context

16And I say: In the Spirit walk ye, and the desire of the flesh ye may not complete;

18and if by the Spirit ye are led, ye are not under law.

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Cross References

Psalms 19:12Errors! who doth understand? From hidden ones declare me innocent,

Psalms 51:10A clean heart prepare for me, O God, And a right spirit renew within me.

Psalms 119:4Thou hast commanded us Thy precepts to keep diligently,

Psalms 119:24Thy testimonies also [are] my delight, The men of my counsel!

Psalms 119:35Cause me to tread in the path of Thy commands, For in it I have delighted.

Psalms 119:133My steps establish by Thy saying, And any iniquity doth not rule 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 →

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