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Galatians 5:17 — King James Version← Study notes

For 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.


Galatians 5:17Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 5:1724 words
GreekMeaning
ThearticleG3588
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
σὰρξsarx
fleshnounG4561
ἐπιθυμεῖepithymei
desiresverbG1937
κατὰkata
againstprepositionG2596
τοῦtou
thearticleG3588
πνεύματοςpneumatos
SpiritnounG4151
τὸto
thearticleG3588
δὲde
andwordG1161
πνεῦμαpneuma
the SpiritnounG4151
κατὰkata
againstprepositionG2596
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
σαρκόςsarkos
fleshnounG4561
ταῦταtauta
thesedemonstrativeG3778
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἀλλήλοιςallēlois
to one anotherpronounG240
ἀντίκειταιantikeitai
are opposedverbG480
ἵναhina
in orderwordG2443
μὴ
notadverbG3361
ha
thatrelative pronounG3739
ἐὰνean
before, but, exceptparticleG1437
θέλητεthelēte
you shall wishverbG2309
ταῦταtauta
those thingsdemonstrativeG3778
ποιῆτεpoiēte
you shall doverbG4160
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Galatians 5:17

“For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh, for these are contrary the one to the other: that you may not do the things that you would.” Here some make the charge that the Apostle has divided man into two parts, and that he states the essence of which he is compounded to be conflicting with itself, and that the body has a contest with the soul. But this is not so, most certainly; for by “the flesh,” he does not mean the body; if he did, what…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Commentary on Galatians, Chapter 5
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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