Galatians 5:19

Galatians 5:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
• New International Version (NIV)The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness,

Context of Galatians 5:19

17For the flesh sets its desire against the Ruach, but the Ruach sets its desire against the flesh—for these are in opposition to one another, so that you cannot do what you want. 18But if you are led by the Ruach, you are not under law. Now the deeds of the flesh are clear: sexual immorality, impurity, indecency, 20idolatry, witchcraft, hostility, strife, jealousy, rage, selfish ambition, dissension, factions, 21envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these. I am warning you, just as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit God’s kingdom.

Galatians 5:19 word by word

φανερὰ δέ ἐστιν τὰ ἔργα τῆς σαρκὸς ἅτινά ἐστιν πορνεία, ἀκαθαρσία, ἀσέλγεια,Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Nowδέde · thenG1161
• the worksὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the worksἔργονergon · workG2041
• of the fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• manifestφανερόςphaneros · clearG5318
• whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• Adulteryμοιχείαmoicheia · adulteryG3430
• fornicationπορνείαporneia · sexual sinG4202
• uncleannessἀκαθαρσίαakatharsia · impurityG167
• lasciviousnessἀσέλγειαaselgeia · debaucheryG766

Cross-references for Galatians 5:19

• Galatians 5:13Brothers and sisters, you were called to freedom—only do not let your freedom become an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.
• Galatians 6:8For the one who sows in the flesh will reap corruption from the flesh. But the one who sows in the Ruach will reap from the Ruach eternal life.
• Psalms 17:4As for the deeds of mankind— by the word of Your lips I have kept out of the ways of the violent.
• John 3:6What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
• Romans 7:5For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions that came through the Torah were working in our body parts to bear fruit for death.
• Romans 8:3For what was impossible for the Torah—since it was weakened on account of the flesh—God has done. Sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as a sin offering, He condemned sin in the flesh—
• 1 Corinthians 3:3for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and strife among you, aren’t you worldly and walking in a human way?
• 1 Peter 4:2As a result, he lives the rest of his time in the flesh no longer for human desires, but for God’s will.
• Ezekiel 22:6“Behold, each prince of Israel has used his own arm’s strength in you to shed blood.
• Matthew 15:18But the things that proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart, and those things make the man unholy.
• Mark 7:21For from within, out of the heart of men, come evil intentions, sexual immorality, theft, murder,
• Romans 1:21for even though they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God or give Him thanks. Instead, their thinking became futile, and their senseless hearts were made dark.
• 1 Corinthians 6:9Or don’t you know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Don’t be deceived! The sexually immoral, idolaters, adulterers, those who practice homosexuality,
• 2 Corinthians 12:20For I am afraid that perhaps when I come, I may find you not as I wish, or I may be found by you not as you wish—that there may be strife, envy, outbursts of anger, self-seeking disputes, lashon ha-ra , gossip, arrogance, unruly commotions.
• Ephesians 4:17So I tell you this, indeed I insist on it in the Lord—walk no longer as the pagans do, stumbling around in the futility of their thinking.
• Ephesians 5:3But sexual immorality and any impurity or greed—don’t even let these be mentioned among you, as is proper for kedoshim.

Commentaries on Galatians 5:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19Now the works of the flesh are manifest - By flesh we are to understand the evil and fallen state of the soul, no longer under the guidance of God's Spirit and right reason, but under the animal passions; and they are even rendered more irregular and turbulent by the influence of sin; so that man is in a worse state than the brute: and so all-commanding is this evil nature that it leads men into all kinds of crimes; and among them the following, which are…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Now the works of the flesh - What the flesh, or what corrupt and unrenewed human nature produces. Are manifest - Plain, well-known. The world is full of illustrations of what corrupt human nature produces, and as to the existence and nature of those works, no one can be ignorant. It is evident here that the word ̀ sarx“flesh,” is used to denote corrupt human nature, and not merely the body; since many of the vices here enumerated are the passions of the…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. 19The acts of the flesh are obvious (literally The works of the flesh are): Emphasizing law-keeping and sinful actions comes from trying to live without God's Spirit. obvious: All people have a basic sense of right and wrong (see Romans 1:32; 2:14–15; 1 Corinthians 5:1). But some people still choose to do wrong anyway (Romans 1:18–21). The list of acts of the flesh starts with sexual immorality. In contrast, the list of Christian virtues starts with love…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 5:19

• Adultery
• Amusements and Worldly Pleasures
• Anger
• Crime
• Depravity of Man
• Drunkenness
• Envy
• Flesh
• Hatred
• Homicide
• Lasciviousness
• Malice
• Sin
• Strife
• Wicked (People)

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