# Galatians 5.13-25

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**Book:** [Galatians](/codex/galatians/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 11. But I, brethren, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away. 12. I would that they that unsettle you would even go beyond circumcision.
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> **13. For ye, brethren, were called for freedom; only use not your freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through love be servants one to another. 14. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, even in this: Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 15. But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another. 16. But I say, walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. 17. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the things that ye would. 18. But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the law. 19. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20. idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wraths, factions, divisions, parties, 21. envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 22. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23. meekness, self-control; against such there is no law. 24. And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof. 25. If we live by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us also walk.**
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> 26. Let us not become vainglorious, provoking one another, envying one another. (Galatians 5:11-26, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 11. But I, brothers, if I still preach circumcision, why am I still persecuted? Then the stumbling block of the cross has been removed. 12. I wish that those who disturb you would cut themselves off.
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> **13. For you, brothers, were called for freedom. Only don’t use your freedom for gain to the flesh, but through love be servants to one another. 14. For the whole law is fulfilled in one word, in this: “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.” 15. But if you bite and devour one another, be careful that you don’t consume one another. 16. But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh. 17. For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire. 18. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. 19. Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness, 20. idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strife, jealousies, outbursts of anger, rivalries, divisions, heresies, 21. envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom. 22. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, 23. gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. 24. Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts. 25. If we live by the Spirit, let’s also walk by the Spirit.**
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> 26. Let’s not become conceited, provoking one another, and envying one another. (Galatians 5:11-26, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 11. And I, brethren, if I yet preach circumcision, why do I yet suffer persecution? then is the offence of the cross ceased. 12. I would they were even cut off which trouble you.
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> **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 flesh. <sup>ye: or, fulfil not</sup> 17. 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. 18. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. 19. Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20. Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 21. Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. 22. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 23. Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 24. And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts. <sup>affections: or, passions</sup> 25. If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.**
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> 26. Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. (Galatians 5:11-26, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 11. And I, brethren, if uncircumcision I yet preach, why yet am I persecuted? then hath the stumbling-block of the cross been done away; 12. O that even they would cut themselves off who are unsettling you!
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> **13. For ye, to freedom ye were called, brethren, only not the freedom for an occasion to the flesh, but through the love serve ye one another, 14. for all the law in one word is fulfilled, in this: 'Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself;' 15. and if one another ye do bite and devour, see, that ye may not by one another be consumed. 16. And I say: In the Spirit walk ye, and the desire of the flesh ye may not complete; 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; 18. and if by the Spirit ye are led, ye are not under law. 19. And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness, 20. idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, strifes, emulations, wraths, rivalries, dissensions, sects, 21. envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revellings, and such like, of which I tell you before, as I also said before, that those doing such things the reign of God shall not inherit. 22. And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, 23. meekness, temperance: against such there is no law; 24. and those who are Christ's, the flesh did crucify with the affections, and the desires; 25. if we may live in the Spirit, in the Spirit also we may walk;**
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> 26. let us not become vain-glorious, one another provoking, one another envying! (Galatians 5:11-26, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._

- [G2205 - zelos](/codex/g2205-zelos/), *zelos*, Strong's G2205
- [G0026 - agape](/codex/g0026-agape/), *agape*, Strong's G0026
- [G0025 - agapao](/codex/g0025-agapao/), *agapao*, Strong's G0025
- [G2198 - zao](/codex/g2198-zao/), *zao*, Strong's G2198
- [G4561 - sarx](/codex/g4561-sarx/), *sarx*, Strong's G4561
- [G3551 - nomos](/codex/g3551-nomos/), *nomos*, Strong's G3551

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## Quoted in

**Arguments and defeaters:**

- [Argument from Sanctity](/codex/argument-from-sanctity/), via [Galatians 5.22](/codex/galatians-5-22/), [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/)
- [Argument from Transformed Lives](/codex/argument-from-transformed-lives/), via [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/)
- [Atheism Promotes Hatred Lies and Self-Idolatry](/codex/atheism-promotes-hatred-lies-and-self-idolatry/), via [Galatians 5.19-23](/codex/galatians-5-19-23/)
- [Christians Not Under Mosaic Law](/codex/christians-not-under-mosaic-law/), via [Galatians 5.13-14](/codex/galatians-5-13-14/), [Galatians 5.14](/codex/galatians-5-14/), [Galatians 5.18](/codex/galatians-5-18/), [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/)
- [Divine Jealousy Is Covenantal Zeal (Defeater)](/codex/divine-jealousy-is-covenantal-zeal-defeater/), via [Galatians 5.20](/codex/galatians-5-20/)
- [Paul Invented Christianity Objection Defeater](/codex/paul-invented-christianity-objection-defeater/), via [Galatians 5.14](/codex/galatians-5-14/)

**Concepts:**

- [Astral Projection](/codex/astral-projection/), via [Galatians 5.19-21](/codex/galatians-5-19-21/)
- [Biblical Goodness](/codex/biblical-goodness/), via [Galatians 5.22](/codex/galatians-5-22/), [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/)
- [Christian Discernment](/codex/christian-discernment/), via [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/)
- [Christianity](/codex/christianity/), via [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/)
- [Church in Galatia](/codex/church-in-galatia/), via [Galatians 5.13](/codex/galatians-5-13/), [Galatians 5.14](/codex/galatians-5-14/), [Galatians 5.19-21](/codex/galatians-5-19-21/), [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/)
- [Concupiscence](/codex/concupiscence/), via [Galatians 5.17](/codex/galatians-5-17/)
- [Engaging the Conclusion-Fixed Skeptic](/codex/engaging-the-conclusion-fixed-skeptic/), via [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/)
- [External Sources of Thought](/codex/external-sources-of-thought/), via [Galatians 5.17](/codex/galatians-5-17/), [Galatians 5.19-21](/codex/galatians-5-19-21/), [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/)
- [Faith](/codex/faith/), via [Galatians 5.22](/codex/galatians-5-22/)
- [Grace vs Law](/codex/grace-vs-law/), via [Galatians 5.13](/codex/galatians-5-13/)
- [Hearing God](/codex/hearing-god/), via [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/)
- [Idolatry](/codex/idolatry/), via [Galatians 5.20](/codex/galatians-5-20/)
- [Mosaic Law](/codex/mosaic-law/), via [Galatians 5.14](/codex/galatians-5-14/), [Galatians 5.18](/codex/galatians-5-18/)
- [New Age Spiritualism](/codex/new-age-spiritualism/), via [Galatians 5.13](/codex/galatians-5-13/), [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/)
- [Paraclete, Identity and Recipients](/codex/paraclete-identity-and-recipients/), via [Galatians 5.16-25](/codex/galatians-5-16-25/), [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/)
- [Pneumatology](/codex/pneumatology/), via [Galatians 5.16-25](/codex/galatians-5-16-25/), [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/)
- [Sanctification](/codex/sanctification/), via [Galatians 5.16-25](/codex/galatians-5-16-25/), [Galatians 5.17](/codex/galatians-5-17/), [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/), [Galatians 5.24](/codex/galatians-5-24/)
- [Spirit of Divisiveness](/codex/spirit-of-divisiveness/), via [Galatians 5.20](/codex/galatians-5-20/)
- [Spirit of Jealousy](/codex/spirit-of-jealousy/), via [Galatians 5.20](/codex/galatians-5-20/)
- [Spirit of Strife](/codex/spirit-of-strife/), via [Galatians 5.20](/codex/galatians-5-20/)
- [Spirit of Witchcraft and Occult Influence](/codex/spirit-of-witchcraft-and-occult-influence/), via [Galatians 5.19-20](/codex/galatians-5-19-20/)
- [Spiritualism](/codex/spiritualism/), via [Galatians 5.19-21](/codex/galatians-5-19-21/)
- [Tongues as Evidence of the Spirit](/codex/tongues-as-evidence-of-the-spirit/), via [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G1401 - doulos](/codex/g1401-doulos/), via [Galatians 5.13](/codex/galatians-5-13/)
- [G2205 - zelos](/codex/g2205-zelos/), via [Galatians 5.20](/codex/galatians-5-20/)
- [G3551 - nomos](/codex/g3551-nomos/), via [Galatians 5.14](/codex/galatians-5-14/)
- [G4151 - pneuma](/codex/g4151-pneuma/), via [Galatians 5.22-23](/codex/galatians-5-22-23/)
- [G4561 - sarx](/codex/g4561-sarx/), via [Galatians 5.16-17](/codex/galatians-5-16-17/), [Galatians 5.16-24](/codex/galatians-5-16-24/), [Galatians 5.19-21](/codex/galatians-5-19-21/), [Galatians 5.24](/codex/galatians-5-24/)

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## Notes

_Your annotations._

## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.