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Forγὰρthe fleshἡ σὰρξdesiresἐπιθυμεῖagainstκατὰthe Spirit,τοῦ πνεύματοςandδὲthe Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαagainstκατὰthe flesh;τῆς σαρκόςforγὰρtheseταῦταare opposedἀντίκειταιto one another,ἀλλήλοιςso thatἵναyou do notμὴdoποιῆτεwhateverἃ ἐὰνyou want.θέλητε
Galatians 5:17
Study it in the app“For the flesh desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these are opposed to one another, so that you do not do whatever you want.”
Walking by the Spirit, and the inner struggle with the desire of the fleshThe Holy SpiritThe flesh desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the fleshTemptation
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 5:17, word by word
- the fleshσὰρξsarx
sinful nature
The human nature that opposes God's Spirit.
Where else “sarx” appears- desiresἐπιθυμεῖepithymei
covet
To want what is not yours or what God forbids.
Where else “epithymei” appears- the Spiritπνεύματοςpneumatos
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumatos” appears- are opposedἀντίκειταιantikeitai
oppose
Oppose, be against; as a noun, opponent, adversary.
Where else “antikeitai” appears- to one anotherἀλλήλοιςallēlois
one another
One another, each other.
Where else “allēlois” appears- doποιῆτεpoiēte
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiēte” appears- you wantθέλητεthelēte
want
To have the desire or the resolve for something.
Where else “thelēte” appears
The context
16But I say: walk by the Spirit, and you will certainly not carry out the desire of the flesh.
17 · This verse (above)
18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.