Galatians 5:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Galatians 5:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Galatians 5:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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Galatians 5:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.”
Galatians 5:17 — World English Bible
Galatians 5:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary the one to the other; that ye may not do the things that ye would.”
Galatians 5:17 — American Standard Version
Galatians 5:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for the flesh doth desire contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit contrary to the flesh, and these are opposed one to another, that the things that ye may will--these ye may not do;”
Galatians 5:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Galatians 5:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these things are opposed one to the other, that ye should not do those things which ye desire;”
Galatians 5:17 — Darby Translation
Galatians 5:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary one to another, so that ye can not doe the same things that ye would.”
Galatians 5:17 — Geneva Bible
Galatians 5:17 in Context — Galatians 5
15 Mais si vous vous mordez et vous dévorez les uns les autres, prenez garde que vous ne soyez détruits les uns par les autres.
16 Je dis donc: Marchez selon l’Esprit, et vous n’accomplirez pas les désirs de la chair.
17 Car la chair a des désirs contraires à ceux de l’Esprit, et l’Esprit en a de contraires à ceux de la chair; ils sont opposés entre eux, afin que vous ne fassiez point ce que vous voudriez.
18 Si vous êtes conduits par l’Esprit, vous n’êtes point sous la loi.
19 Or, les œuvres de la chair sont manifestes, ce sont l’impudicité, l’impureté, la dissolution,
What Does Galatians 5:17 Mean?
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