Galatians 5:18

Galatians 5:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
• New International Version (NIV)But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

Context of Galatians 5:18

16But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. 17For the flesh sets its desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are in opposition to one another, so that you may not do the things that you please. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law. 19Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, disputes, dissensions, factions,

Galatians 5:18 word by word

εἰ δὲ πνεύματι ἄγεσθε, οὐκ ἐστὲ ὑπὸ νόμον.Read the interlinear

• But ifεἰei · ifG1487
• ledἄγωagō · to bringG71
• by the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• you are not underὑπόhupo · by/under: underG5259
• the Lawνόμοςnomos · lawG3551

Cross-references for Galatians 5:18

• Galatians 5:16But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.
• Galatians 4:6Because you are sons, God has sent forth the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying, “Abba! Father!”
• Psalms 25:4Make me know Your ways, O Lord; Teach me Your paths.
• Psalms 143:8Let me hear Your lovingkindness in the morning; For I trust in You; Teach me the way in which I should walk; For to You I lift up my soul.
• Proverbs 8:20I walk in the way of righteousness, In the midst of the paths of justice,
• Isaiah 48:16Come near to Me, listen to this: From the first I have not spoken in secret, From the time it took place, I was there. And now the Lord God has sent Me, and His Spirit.”
• Ezekiel 36:27I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will be careful to observe My ordinances.
• John 16:13But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.
• Romans 8:12So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh--
• 2 Timothy 1:7For God has not given us a spirit of timidity, but of power and love and discipline.
• 1 John 2:20But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.
• Galatians 4:5so that He might redeem those who were under the Law, that we might receive the adoption as sons.
• Romans 6:14For sin shall not be master over you, for you are not under law but under grace.

Commentaries on Galatians 5:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18But, if ye be led of the Spirit - If ye receive again the Gospel and the grace of Christ, and permit yourselves to be influenced by the Holy Spirit whom you are now grieving, ye are not under the law - ye will not feel those evil propensities which now disgrace and torment you; but they must prevail while you are not under the influence of the grace and Spirit of Christ.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18But if ye be led of the Spirit - If you submit to the teachings and guidance of the Holy Spirit. Ye are not under the law - You are under a different dispensation - the dispensation of the Spirit. You are free from the restraints and control of the Mosaic law, and are under the control of the Spirit of God.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. 18People guided by the Holy Spirit follow the Spirit's authority, not the law. They answer to the Spirit of God, not the law. Paul did not intend to justify breaking civil laws (see Romans 13:1–7; Titus 3:1; compare 1 Peter 2:13–17). He was talking about how to achieve spiritual righteousness before God.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. "If ye are led (give yourselves up to be led) by (Greek) the Spirit, ye are not under the law." For ye are not working the works of the flesh (Ga 5:16, 19-21) which bring one "under the law" (Ro 8:2, 14). The "Spirit makes free from the law of sin and death" (Ga 5:23). The law is made for a fleshly man, and for the works of the flesh (1Ti 1:9), "not for a righteous man" (Ro 6:14, 15).Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 5:18

• Holy Spirit
• Works

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