Galatians 5:16
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
KJV
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
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Commentary
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10 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Λέγω | Legō | I say | G3004 → |
| δέ, | de | now, | G1161 → |
| πνεύματι | pneumati | by [the] Spirit | G4151 → |
| περιπατεῖτε | peripateite | do walk | G4043 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| ἐπιθυμίαν | epithumian | [the] desire | G1939 → |
| σαρκὸς | sarkos | [of the] flesh | G4561 → |
| οὐ | ou | certainly | G3756 → |
| μὴ | mē | not | G3361 → |
| τελέσητε. | telesēte | you may gratify. | G5055 → |
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