Galatians 5:16

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Galatians 5:16

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

[This] I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

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WEB

World English Bible

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh.

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ASV

American Standard Version

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

Now I say, walk by [the] Spirit, and you⁺ shall never complete [the] desire [of] [the] flesh.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Galatians 5

¹⁴ The entire law is fulfilled in a single decree: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”

¹⁵ But if you keep on biting and devouring one another, watch out, or you will be consumed by one another.

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

¹⁷ For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.

¹⁸ But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

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