Galatians 5:22–25
Paul lists the fruit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness… self-control
Study it word by word22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.
24And those of the Messiah have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
25If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit.
In its context
20idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of rage, rivalries, divisions, factions,
21envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these, about which I tell you beforehand, as I told you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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26Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.
Its words in the original
- καρπὸςkarpos· fruit
Fruit; also the result of what someone does.
- πνεύματόςpneumatos· spirit, Spirit
Spirit; also wind and breath. With "holy", the Holy Spirit of God.
- ἐστινestin· be
Be, exist.
- ἀγάπηagapē· love
Love.
- χαράchara· joy
Joy, gladness.
- εἰρήνηeirēnē· peace
Peace: the wholeness and well-being God gives; as a greeting, "peace to you".
- μακροθυμίαmakrothymia· patience
Patience: bearing with others for a long time without anger.
- χρηστότηςchrēstotēs· kindness, goodness
Kindness, goodness: generous goodness of heart; also uprightness, doing what is good.
- ἀγαθωσύνηagathōsynē· goodness
Goodness: a good disposition, generosity.
- πίστιςpistis· faith
Faith: firm trust in God; also faithfulness.
- πραΰτηςpraytēs· gentleness
Gentleness: a mild and humble way of treating others.
- ἐγκράτειαenkrateia· self-control
Self-control, mastery over one's own desires.
- τοιούτωνtoioutōn· such
Such, of this kind.
- νόμοςnomos· law
Law. In the Gospels, above all the law of Moses, the Torah.
- ΧριστοῦChristou· Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
- σάρκαsarka· flesh
Flesh: the body, and weak human nature; "flesh and blood", a human being with only human strength.
- ἐσταύρωσανestaurōsan· crucify
Crucify: nail or tie to a cross.
- σὺνsyn· with
With, together with.
- παθήμασινpathēmasin· suffering, passion
Suffering, what one has to endure; also a passion or desire.
- ἐπιθυμίαιςepithymiais· desire
Desire; also evil desire, craving.
- ζῶμενzōmen· live
Live, be alive.
- στοιχῶμενstoichōmen· walk in line
Walk in line, follow a rule; keep in step.