Verse
Galatians 5:16 — This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust…
“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.”
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The verses around Galatians 5:16.
14For all the law is fulfilled in one word, even in this; Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
15But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.
16This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
17For 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.
18But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
Verse explanation
Paul presents the practical alternative for overcoming selfish desires: walking led by the Spirit, rather than merely trying to suppress the wrong desire by sheer willpower.
From the Galatians 5 study in Bible in Stories.
Galatians 5:16 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Digo, porém: Andae em Espirito, e não cumprireis a concupiscencia da carne.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Mas eu digo: andai no Espírito, e não executeis o mau desejo da carne.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Mi consejo es que caminen por el Espíritu. No satisfagan los deseos de su naturaleza pecaminosa.
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More verses about temptation
- 1 Corinthians 10:13There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you…
- James 1:12Blessed is the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which…
- Matthew 26:41Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
- Hebrews 2:18For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succour them that are tempted.
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