Verse Comparison: Galatians 5:16
American Standard Version
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
Amplified® Bible
But I say, walk {and} live [habitually] in the [Holy] Spirit [responsive to {and} controlled {and} guided by the Spirit]; then you will certainly not gratify the cravings {and} desires of the flesh (of human nature without God).
Contemporary English Version
If you are guided by the Spirit, you won't obey your selfish desires.
Darby English Version
But I say, Walk in [the] Spirit, and ye shall no way fulfil flesh's lust.
Good News Bible
What I say is this: let the Spirit direct your lives, and you will not satisfy the desires of the human nature.
International Standard Version
So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will never fulfill the desires of the flesh.
King James Version
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
New American Standard Bible
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.
New International Version
So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature.
New King James Version
I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.
Young's Literal Translation
And I say: In the Spirit walk ye, and the desire of the flesh ye may not complete;
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