Galatians 5:26

Galatians 5:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
• New International Version (NIV)Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.

Context of Galatians 5:26

24And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the sinful nature together with its passions and appetites. 25If we [claim to] live by the [Holy] Spirit, we must also walk by the Spirit [with personal integrity, godly character, and moral courage—our conduct empowered by the Holy Spirit]. We must not become conceited, challenging or provoking one another, envying one another.

Galatians 5:26 word by word

μὴ γινώμεθα κενόδοξοι, ἀλλήλους προκαλούμενοι, ἀλλήλοις φθονοῦντες.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let usγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• notμήmē · notG3361
• desirous of vain gloryκενόδοξοςkenodoxos · conceitedG2755
• provokingπροκαλέωprokaleomai · to provokeG4292
• one anotherἀλλήλωνallēlōn · one anotherG240
• envyingφθονέωphthoneō · to envyG5354

Cross-references for Galatians 5:26

• Luke 14:10But when you are invited, go and sit down [to eat] at the last place, so that when your host comes, he will say to you, ‘Friend, move up higher’; and then you will be honored in the presence of all who are at the table with you.
• 1 Corinthians 3:7So neither is the one who plants nor the one who waters anything, but [only] God who causes the growth.
• Philippians 2:1Therefore if there is any encouragement and comfort in Christ [as there certainly is in abundance], if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship [that we share] in the Spirit, if [there is] any [great depth of] affection and compassion,
• James 4:16But as it is, you boast [vainly] in your pretension and arrogance. All such boasting is evil.
• Galatians 5:15But if you bite and devour one another [in bickering and strife], watch out that you [along with your entire fellowship] are not consumed by one another.
• James 3:14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be arrogant, and [as a result] be in defiance of the truth.
• 1 Peter 5:5Likewise, you younger men [of lesser rank and experience], be subject to your elders [seek their counsel]; and all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another [tie on the servant’s apron], for God is opposed to the proud [the disdainful, the presumptuous, and He defeats them], but He gives grace to the humble.

Commentaries on Galatians 5:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Let us not be desirous of vain glory - · Let us not be vain glorious - boasting of our attainments; vaunting ourselves to be superior to others; or seeking honor from those things which do not possess moral good; in birth, riches, eloquence, etc., etc. Provoking one another - What this may refer to we cannot tell; whether to the Judaizing teachers, endeavoring to set themselves up beyond the apostle, and their attempts to lessen him in the people's eyes…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26Let us not be desirous of vainglory - The word used here ( ́ kenodoxoi) means “proud” or “vain” of empty advantages, as of birth, property, eloquence, or learning. The reference here is probably to the paltry competitions which arose on account of these supposed advantages. It is possible that this might have been one cause of the difficulties existing in the churches of Galatia, and the apostle is anxious wholly to check and remove it. The Jews prided…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 16-26Verses 16-26 If it be our care to act under the guidance and power of the blessed Spirit, though we may not be freed from the stirrings and oppositions of the corrupt nature which remains in us, it shall not have dominion over us. Believers are engaged in a conflict, in which they earnestly desire that grace may obtain full and speedy victory. And those who desire thus to give themselves up to be led by the Holy Spirit, are not under the law as a covenant…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26The Galatian church seemed to struggle with divisions instead of following the guidance of the Holy Spirit (see also study note on 5:20; compare 1 Corinthians 3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. Greek, "Let us not BECOME." While not asserting that the Galatians are "vainglorious" now, he says they are liable to become so. provoking one another--an effect of "vaingloriousness" on the stronger: as "envying" is its effect on the weaker. A danger common both to the orthodox and Judaizing Galatians.Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 5:26

• Contentment
• Envy
• Humility
• Love
• Meekness
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Affection
• Bite
• Contrary
• Cross
• Crucify
• Debtor
• Flesh
• Gentleness
• Goodness
• Meekness

Commentaries on Galatians 5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings