Galatians 5:19

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Summary

Galatians 5:19

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

The works

Adultery

General references

Leviticus 18:20

Proverbs 2:18

1 Timothy 5:24

Bible References

The works

For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity for the flesh, but through love serve one another.

For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.

With regard to the works of man, by the word of your lips I have avoided the ways of the violent.

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

For while we were living in the flesh, our sinful passions, aroused by the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death.

For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,

for you are still of the flesh. For while there is jealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?

so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.

Adultery

"Behold, the princes of Israel in you, every one according to his power, have been bent on shedding blood.

But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.

For from within, out of the heart of man, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

For although they knew God, they did not honor him as God or give thanks to him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened.

Or do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who practice homosexuality,

For I fear that perhaps when I come I may find you not as I wish, and that you may find me not as you wish--that perhaps there may be quarreling, jealousy, anger, hostility, slander, gossip, conceit, and disorder.

Now this I say and testify in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their minds.

But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints.

Put to death therefore what is earthly in you:sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

understanding this, that the law is not laid down for the just but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and sinners, for the unholy and profane, for those who strike their fathers and mothers, for murderers,

For we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.

But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.

For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.

But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death."

Outside are the dogs and sorcerers and the sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

General references

And you shall not lie sexually with your neighbor's wife and so make yourself unclean with her.

for her house sinks down to death, and her paths to the departed;

The sins of some men are conspicuous, going before them to judgment, but the sins of others appear later.