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Galatians 5:19
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17 For athe flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, bso that you do not do the things that you wish.  
18 But aif you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.  
19 Now athe works of the flesh are evident, which are:1 adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,  
20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies,
21 envy,1 murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that athose who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.  
22 But athe fruit of the Spirit is blove, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, cgoodness, dfaithfulness,  
23 1gentleness, self-control. aAgainst such there is no law.  
24 And those who are Christ’s ahave crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.  
25 aIf we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.  
26 aLet us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. 
Commentaries:
John Wesley's Notes
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Galatians 5:19

Now the works of the flesh - By which that inward principle is discovered. Are manifest - Plain and undeniable. Works are mentioned in the plural because they are distinct from, and often inconsistent with, each other. But "the fruit of the Spirit" is mentioned in the singular, Galatians 5:22, as being all consistent and connected together. Which are these - He enumerates those "works of the flesh" to which the Galatians were most inclined; and those parts of "the fruit of the Spirit" of which they stood in the greatest need. Lasciviousness - The Greek word means anything inward or outward that is contrary to chastity, and yet short of actual uncleanness.


 
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