Galatians 5:16-25 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit ,.... Not of nature or man's free will, as corrupted by sin, for no good fruit springs from thence; but either of the internal principle of grace, called the Spirit, Galatians 5:17 or rather of the Holy Spirit, as the Ethiopic version reads it; the graces of which are called "fruit", and not "works", as the actions of the flesh are; because they are owing to divine influence efficacy, and bounty, as the fruits of the earth are, to which the allusion is; and not... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 5:23

Meekness ,.... Humility and lowliness of mind, of which Christ is an eminent example and pattern; and which the Holy Spirit from him transcribes into the heart of a regenerate person; and lies in having mean thoughts of himself, in walking humbly with God, acknowledging every favour, being thankful for every blessing, and depending on his grace, and in behaving with modesty and humility among men. The last of the fruits of the Spirit mentioned is temperance , or "continence"; and designs... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 5:24

And they that are Christ's ,.... Not all as yet that are secretly so, who are chosen in him, and by him, are given by the Father to him in covenant, and whom he has purchased by his blood, and considers as his people, his sheep, and his children, though as yet they are not called by his grace; of these, as yet, what follows cannot be said, and therefore must mean such as are openly Christ's, whom he has laid hold on as his own in the effectual calling, who have his Spirit as a spirit of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 5:25

If we live in the Spirit ,.... Or "by the Spirit", as all do that are spiritually alive. Sin has not only brought on men a corporeal death, and made them liable to an eternal one, but has also induced upon them a spiritual or moral death; they are dead in trespasses and sin, nor can they quicken themselves, nor can any creature give them life; not the ministers of the word, nor the angels in heaven, only the blessed Spirit is the spirit of life from Christ; who entering into them, frees them... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:16

Walk in the Spirit - Get back that Spirit of God which you have grieved and lost; take up that spiritual religion which you have abandoned. Ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh - If the Spirit of God dwell in and rule your heart, the whole carnal mind will be destroyed; and then, not only carnal ordinances will be abandoned, but also the works and propensities of the flesh. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:17

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit - God still continues to strive with you, notwithstanding your apostasy, showing you whence you have fallen, and exciting you to return to him; but your own obstinacy renders all ineffectual; and through the influence of these different principles, you are kept in a state of self-opposition and self-distraction, so that you cannot do the things that ye would. You are convinced of what is right, and ye wish to do it; but, having abandoned the Gospel... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:18

But, if ye be led of the Spirit - If ye receive again the Gospel and the grace of Christ, and permit yourselves to be influenced by the Holy Spirit whom you are now grieving, ye are not under the law - ye will not feel those evil propensities which now disgrace and torment you; but they must prevail while you are not under the influence of the grace and Spirit of Christ. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:19

Now the works of the flesh are manifest - By flesh we are to understand the evil and fallen state of the soul, no longer under the guidance of God's Spirit and right reason, but under the animal passions; and they are even rendered more irregular and turbulent by the influence of sin; so that man is in a worse state than the brute: and so all-commanding is this evil nature that it leads men into all kinds of crimes; and among them the following, which are manifest - known to all, and most... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:20

Idolatry - Worshipping of idols; frequenting idol festivals; all the rites of Bacchus, Venus, Priapus, etc., which were common among the Gentiles. Witchcraft - Φαρμακεια , from φαρμακον a drug or poison; because in all spells and enchantments, whether true or false, drugs were employed. As a drug, φαρμακον , might either be the means of removing an evil, or inflicting one, etymologists have derived it from φερον ακος , bringing ease, or φερον αχος , bringing pain. So spells and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:21

Envyings - Φθονοι· "Pain felt, and malignity conceived, at the sight of excellence or happiness." A passion the most base and the least curable of all that disgrace or degrade the fallen soul. See on Romans 13:13 ; (note) Murders - Φονοι· Similarity of sound to the preceding seems to have suggested the word in this association; it is wanting in several MSS. Murder signifies the destruction of human life; and as he who hates his brother in his heart is ready to take away his life,... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 5:22

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 5:23

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 5:24

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Galatians 5:25

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:16

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:17

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:18

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:20

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Galatians 5:21

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