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 understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David, when Nathan the prophet came to him, after he had gone in to Bath-sheba. Have mercy upon me, O God, according to thy loving-kindness: according to the multitude of thy tender mercies, blot out my transgressions.

Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.

O that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes!

For there is not a just 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 my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.

And Jesus answered and said to him, Blessed art thou, Simon-Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it to 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 how to perform that which is good, I find not.

For they that are according to the flesh, do mind the things of the flesh: but they that are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?

And these

Is the law then against the promises of God? By no means: for if there had been a law given which could give life, verily righteousness would have been by the law.

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

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? By no means. No, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

For they that are according to the flesh, do mind the things of the flesh: but they that are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

So

Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts diligently.

If thou, LORD, shouldest mark iniquities, O Lord, who shall stand?

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

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

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

Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I pursue, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended by Christ Jesus.

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

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