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Galatians 5:21 KJV

Galatians · chapter 5 · verse 21

Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.Galatians 5:21 · King James Version

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Galatians 5:21 in context

19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

20Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

21Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

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Commentary

In the latter part of this chapter the apostle comes to exhort these Christians to serious practical godliness, as the best antidote against the snares of the false teachers. Two things especially he presses upon them: - I. That they should not strive with one another, but love one another.

— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 13-26

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Key words (Strong's)

drunkennessmethēintoxication, drunkennessG3178 →
revellingskōmosa revel, carousal, a nocturnal and riotous procession of half drunken and frolicsome…G2970 →
Envyingsphthonosenvy, for envyG5355 →
murdersphonosmurder, slaughterG5408 →
inheritklēronomeōto receive a lot, receive by lot, esp. to receive a part of an inheritance, receive as an…G2816 →
kingdombasileiaroyal power, kingship, dominion, rule, not to be confused with an actual kingdom but…G932 →

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