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Galatians 5:22 — King James Version← Study notes

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,


Galatians 5:22Greek Interlinear

Greek · Galatians 5:2213 words
GreekMeaning
Ho
thearticleG3588
δὲde
ButwordG1161
καρπὸςkarpos
the fruitnounG2590
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
πνεύματόςpneumatos
SpiritnounG4151
ἐστινestin
isverbG1510
ἀγάπηagapē
lovenounG26
χαράchara
joynounG5479
εἰρήνηeirēnē
peacenounG1515
μακροθυμίαmakrothymia
patiencenounG3115
χρηστότηςchrēstotēs
kindnessnounG5544
ἀγαθωσύνηagathōsynē
goodnessnounG19
πίστιςpistis
faithfulnessnounG4102
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Galatians 5:22

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace.” He says not, “the work of the Spirit,” but, “the fruit of the Spirit.” Is the soul, however, superfluous? The flesh and the Spirit are mentioned, but where is the soul? Is he discoursing of beings without a soul? For if the things of the flesh be evil, and those of the Spirit good, the soul must be superfluous. By no means, for the mastery of the passions belongs to her, and concerns her; and being placed amid vice and…

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