Galatians 5:17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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 notice (discern) (understand) every mistake? Forgive my hidden faults.

([[Psalm of David] when the prophet Nathan came to him after David's adultery with Bathsheba:]) Have mercy on me, O God, in keeping with your loving-kindness. According to your unlimited compassion, wipe out my transgressions.

Iniquities prevail against me. You forgive our transgressions.

Oh that my ways may be established to keep your statutes!

There is no man on earth who is righteous and does not sin.

Woe to me! I cried. I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips (a sinner) and I live among a people of unclean (filthy) lips (speech) (language). My eyes have seen the King, Jehovah of Hosts.

Jesus answered him: Bless you, Simon son of John. This knowledge came from my Father in heaven and not from man.

Watch and pray continually that you do not enter into temptation!

That which is born from the flesh is flesh and that which is born from the Spirit is spirit.

I know that good does not live in my human nature. For even though the desire to do good is in me, I am not able to do it.

They who live according to flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh. They who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

Or do you think the scripture speaks to no purpose? Does the attitude of the heart (mental disposition) that he induced to live in us cause us to envy?

And these

Is the Law then against the promises of God? God forbid! If a law had been given which could impart life, righteousness would have been from the Law.

He that is not with me is against me. And he that does not gather with me, scatters.

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid! I had not known sin except through the law. For I had not known coveting except the law had said: You should not covet.

They who live according to flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh. They who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

So

You have ordained your precepts that we should keep them diligently.

If You, Jehovah, should record our sins, O Jehovah, who could stand?

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

He said: Lord, I am ready to go with you both to prison and to death.

I do not understand what I am doing. For what I want to do I do not do. What I hate, I do.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect. But I press on, that I may obtain that for which Christ Jesus also obtained.

We all stumble in many things. If any do not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able to restrain (control) the whole body.

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