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Galatians 5:19

The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery;

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ASV

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

KJV

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
φανερὰphaneraEvidentG5318 →
δέdenowG1161 →
ἐστινestinareG1510 →
τὰtatheG3588 →
ἔργαergaworksG2041 →
τῆςtēsof theG3588 →
σαρκὸςsarkosfleshG4561 →
ἅτινάhatinawhichG3748 →
ἐστινestinareG1510 →
πορνεία,porneiasexual immorality,G4202 →
ἀκαθαρσία,akatharsiaimpurity,G167 →
ἀσέλγεια,aselgeiasensuality,G766 →

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1 Corinthians 6:9–10Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,Colossians 3:5–8Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry.Matthew 15:18–19But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.1 Peter 4:2–4Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.Revelation 21:8But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”Ephesians 5:3–6But among you, as is proper among the saints, there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed.Hebrews 13:4Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.Galatians 6:8The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.1 Corinthians 3:3for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?Titus 3:3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.Romans 8:13For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.Mark 7:21–23For from within the hearts of men come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,Romans 8:5Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.James 3:14–15But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.1 Thessalonians 4:3For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;Revelation 22:15But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.1 Corinthians 6:18Flee from sexual immorality. Every other sin a man can commit is outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.1 Timothy 1:9–10We realize that law is not enacted for the righteous, but for the lawless and rebellious, for the ungodly and sinful, for the unholy and profane, for killers of father or mother, for murderers,

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