Galatians 5:22

Galatians 5:22 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
• New International Version (NIV)But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
• New Living Translation (NLT)But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Context of Galatians 5:22

20idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23gentleness, self-control. Against such there is no law. 24And those who are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

Galatians 5:22 word by word

ὁ δὲ καρπὸς τοῦ πνεύματός ἐστιν ἀγάπη, χαρά, εἰρήνη, μακροθυμία, χρηστότης, ἀγαθωσύνη, πίστις,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butδέde · thenG1161
• the fruitκαρπόςkarpos · fruitG2590
• of the Spiritὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• of the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• loveἀγάπηagapē · loveG26
• joyχαράchara · joyG5479
• peaceεἰρήνηeirēnē · peaceG1515
• longsufferingμακροθυμίαmakrothumia · patienceG3115
• gentlenessχρηστότηςchrēstotēs · kindnessG5544
• goodnessἀγαθωσύνηagathōsunē · goodnessG19
• faithπίστιςpistis · faith: faithfulnessG4102

Cross-references for Galatians 5:22

• Galatians 5:16I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
• Psalms 1:3He shall be like a tree Planted by the rivers of water, That brings forth its fruit in its season, Whose leaf also shall not wither; And whatever he does shall prosper.
• Psalms 92:14They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing,
• Hosea 14:8“Ephraim shall say, ‘What have I to do anymore with idols?’ I have heard and observed him. I am like a green cypress tree; Your fruit is found in Me.”
• Matthew 12:33“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit.
• Luke 8:14Now the ones that fell among thorns are those who, when they have heard, go out and are choked with cares, riches, and pleasures of life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
• Luke 13:9And if it bears fruit, well. But if not, after that you can cut it down.’ ”
• John 15:2Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit He takes away; and every branch that bears fruit He prunes, that it may bear more fruit.
• Romans 6:22But now having been set free from sin, and having become slaves of God, you have your fruit to holiness, and the end, everlasting life.
• Romans 7:4Therefore, my brethren, you also have become dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you may be married to another—to Him who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God.
• Ephesians 5:9(for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),
• Philippians 1:11being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.
• Colossians 1:10that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
• Galatians 5:13For you, brethren, have been called to liberty; only do not use liberty as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
• Romans 5:2through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.
• Romans 12:9Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil. Cling to what is good.

Commentaries on Galatians 5:22

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 22But the fruit of the Spirit - Both flesh - the sinful dispositions of the human heart and spirit - the changed or purified state of the soul, by the grace and Spirit of God, are represented by the apostle as trees, one yielding good the other bad fruit; the productions of each being according to the nature of the tree, as the tree is according to the nature of the seed from which it sprung. The bad seed produced a bad tree, yielding all manner of bad…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22But the fruit of the Spirit - That which the Holy Spirit produces. It is not without design, evidently, that the apostle uses the word “Spirit” here, as denoting that these things do not flow from our own nature. The vices above enumerated are the proper “works” or result of the operations of the human heart; the virtues which he enumerates are produced by a foreign influence - the agency of the Holy Spirit. Hence, Paul does not trace them to our own…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. 22Choosing to follow the Holy Spirit leads to a life that pleases God, unlike following sinful desires (5:16; 5:19–21). Human effort and laws cannot achieve this (compare John 15:1–8). This list of virtues addresses issues in the Galatian church. Love is the greatest Christian virtue and includes all others (1 Corinthians 13:4–7). Only God's Spirit can help us love those who hate us (see Matthew 5:43–48; Luke 6:35–36). Joy from the Holy Spirit does not…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 19-2319-23. Confirming Ga 5:18, by showing the contrariety between the works of the flesh and the fruit of the Spirit. manifest--The hidden fleshly principle betrays itself palpably by its works, so that these are not hard to discover, and leave no doubt that they come not from the Spirit. which are these--Greek, "such as," for instance. Adultery--omitted in the oldest manuscripts. lasciviousness--rather, "wantonness" petulance, capricious insolence; it may…Read the comment

Topics related to Galatians 5:22

• Faith
• Gentleness
• Graces
• Holiness
• Holy Spirit
• Joy
• Longsuffering
• Love
• Meekness
• Peace
• Religion
• Righteous
• Righteousness

In the dictionaries

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

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