“Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
And envy, drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God. — Paul concludes the vices with envy, drunkenness, and orgies ('photoi' — revelries), adding 'kai ta homoia toutois' (and things like these), a hedge acknowledging that the list is illustrative rather than exhaustive; the eschatological warning is unambiguous: those practicing ('prasso' — do, conduct life) such things will not 'klēronomeo basilian theou' (inherit God's kingdom), facing divine exclusion.
Church Fathers on Galatians 5:21
“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousies, wrath, factions, divisions, heresies, envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I forewarn you even as I did forewarn you, that they which practice such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.” Answer me now, you that accusest your own flesh, and supposest that this is said of it as of an enemy and…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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