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Nowδέthe worksτὰ ἔργαof the fleshτῆς σαρκόςareἐστινevident,φανερὰwhichἅτινάare:ἐστινsexual immorality,πορνείαimpurity,ἀκαθαρσίαdebauchery,ἀσέλγεια
Galatians 5:19
Study it in the app“Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery,”
With the Greek beneath
Galatians 5:19, word by word
- the worksἔργαerga
deed
What someone does, their conduct.
Where else “erga” appears- of the fleshσαρκόςsarkos
sinful nature
The human nature that opposes God's Spirit.
Where else “sarkos” appears- areἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- evidentφανερὰphanera
evident, known
Visible, known, evident.
Where else “phanera” appears- sexual immoralityπορνείαporneia
sexual immorality
Having sex outside marriage.
Where else “porneia” appears- impurityἀκαθαρσίαakatharsia
impurity
A soiled life, above all sexually.
Where else “akatharsia” appears- debaucheryἀσέλγειαaselgeia
debauchery
Unrestrained immorality, debauchery.
Where else “aselgeia” appears
Translation note· on the manuscripts
Many manuscripts add “adultery” at the beginning of the list.
The context
18But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19 · This verse (above)
20idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of rage, rivalries, divisions, factions,