Galatians 5:17

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Summary

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

The flesh

And these

So

Bible References

The flesh

Who can discern his errors? Clear thou me from hidden faults .

Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy lovingkindness: According to the multitude of thy tender mercies blot out my transgressions.

Iniquities prevail against me: As for our transgressions, thou wilt forgive them.

Oh that my ways were established To observe thy statutes!

Surely there is not a righteous man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not.

Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of hosts.

And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Bar-jonah: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father who is in heaven.

Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me, but to do that which is good is not.

For they that are after the flesh mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

Or think ye that the scripture speaketh in vain? Doth the spirit which he made to dwell in us long unto envying?

And these

Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could make alive, verily righteousness would have been of the law.

He that is not with me is against me, and he that gathereth not with me scattereth.

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not known sin, except through the law: for I had not known coveting, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet:

For they that are after the flesh mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.

So

Thou hast commanded us thy precepts, That we should observe them diligently.

If thou, Jehovah, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who could stand?

Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

And he said unto him, Lord, with thee I am ready to go both to prison and to death.

For that which I do I know not: for not what I would, that do I practise; but what I hate, that I do.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect: but I press on, if so be that I may lay hold on that for which also I was laid hold on by Christ Jesus.

For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.