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Galatians 5:21 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Galatians 5:21Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 5:2121 words
GreekMeaning
φθόνοιphthonoi
envyingsnounG5355
μέθαιmethai
drunkennessesnounG3178
κῶμοιkōmoi
carousingnounG2970
καὶkai
andwordG2532
τὰta
thingsarticleG3588
ὅμοιαhomoia
likeadjectiveG3664
τούτοιςtoutois
as thesedemonstrativeG3778
ha
whichrelative pronounG3739
προλέγωprolegō
I forewarnverbG4302
ὑμῖνhymin
youpronounG4771
καθὼςkathōs
even aswordG2531
προεῖπονproeipon
foretell, tell beforeverbG4302
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
οἱhoi
thosearticleG3588
τὰta
sucharticleG3588
τοιαῦταtoiauta
thingsdemonstrativeG5108
πράσσοντεςprassontes
doingverbG4238
βασιλείανbasileian
kingdomnounG932
θεοῦtheou
God’snounG2316
οὐou
notadverbG3756
κληρονομήσουσινklēronomēsousin
will inheritverbG2816
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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…

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