Passage

Galatians 5.19-20

Book: Galatians · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"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," (Galatians 5:17-22, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"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," (Galatians 5:17-22, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"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," (Galatians 5:17-22, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"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," (Galatians 5:17-22, YLT)

Setting

Speaker: Paul the Apostle
Audience: Christian believers in Galatia (Jewish-Christian-influenced)
Location: composed in Antioch or Ephesus; addressed to Galatia
Time period: composed c. AD 49 (South-Galatian) or c. AD 53-57 (North-Galatian)

Theological reading

Key words

G2205 - zelos, zelos (Strong's G2205). Also appears in: John 2.13-17, Romans 10, Galatians 5.
G4561 - sarx, sarx (Strong's G4561). Also appears in: Matthew 19, Matthew 26.41, Mark 14.

Quoted in

Spirit of Witchcraft and Occult Influence

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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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