Galatians 5:16

16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

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Galatians 5:16 in Other Translations

KJV
16 This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
ESV
16 But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
NLT
16 So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.
MSG
16 My counsel is this: Live freely, animated and motivated by God's Spirit. Then you won't feed the compulsions of selfishness.
CSB
16 I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.

Galatians 5:16 In-Context

14 For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”
15 If you bite and devour each other, watch out or you will be destroyed by each other.
16 So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.
18 But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

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Cross References 2

  • 1. ver 18,25; Ro 8:2,4-6,9,14; S 2 Corinthians 5:17
  • 2. S ver 24
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