# Galatians 5.25

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

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 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.
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> **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 5:23-26, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 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.
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> **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 5:23-26, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 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>
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> **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 5:23-26, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 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;
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> **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 5:23-26, YLT)

## Setting

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## 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._

- [G2198 - zao](/codex/g2198-zao/), *zao*, Strong's G2198
- [G4151 - pneuma](/codex/g4151-pneuma/), *pneuma*, Strong's G4151

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Paraclete, Identity and Recipients](/codex/paraclete-identity-and-recipients/), via [Galatians 5.16-25](/codex/galatians-5-16-25/)
- [Pneumatology](/codex/pneumatology/), via [Galatians 5.16-25](/codex/galatians-5-16-25/)
- [Sanctification](/codex/sanctification/), via [Galatians 5.16-25](/codex/galatians-5-16-25/)

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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.