Galatians 5:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

But I say, Go on in the Spirit, and you will not come under the rule of the evil desires of the flesh.

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  • Gal 5:24-25 : 24 And those who are Christ's have put to death on the cross the flesh with its passions and its evil desires. 25 If we are living by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us be guided.
  • Eph 2:3 : 3 Among whom we all at one time were living in the pleasures of our flesh, giving way to the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and the punishment of God was waiting for us even as for the rest.
  • Gal 5:19-21 : 19 Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses, 20 Worship of images, use of strange powers, hates, fighting, desire for what another has, angry feelings, attempts to get the better of others, divisions, false teachings, 21 Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God.
  • Col 3:5-9 : 5 Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods; 6 Because of which the wrath of God comes on those who go against his orders; 7 Among whom you were living in the past, when you did such things. 8 But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk; 9 Do not make false statements to one another; because you have put away the old man with all his doings, 10 And have put on the new man, which has become new in knowledge after the image of his maker;
  • 2 Cor 7:1 : 1 Because God, then, will give us such rewards, dear brothers, let us make ourselves clean from all evil of flesh and spirit, and become completely holy in the fear of God.
  • Rom 13:13-14 : 13 With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not give thought to the flesh to do its desires.
  • Rom 6:12 : 12 For this cause do not let sin be ruling in your body which is under the power of death, so that you give way to its desires;
  • 1 Pet 4:1-4 : 1 So that as Jesus was put to death in the flesh, do you yourselves be of the same mind; for the death of the flesh puts an end to sin; 2 So that you may give the rest of your lives in the flesh, not to the desires of men, but to the purpose of God. 3 Because for long enough, in times past, we have been living after the way of the Gentiles, given up to the desires of the flesh, to drinking and feasting and loose behaviour and unclean worship of images; 4 And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:
  • Rom 8:4-5 : 4 So that what was ordered by the law might be done in us, who are living, not in the way of the flesh, but in the way of the Spirit. 5 For those who are living in the way of the flesh give their minds to the things of the flesh, but those who go in the way of the Spirit, to the things of the Spirit.
  • Rom 8:12-14 : 12 So then, my brothers, we are in debt, not to the flesh to be living in the way of the flesh: 13 For if you go in the way of the flesh, death will come on you; but if by the Spirit you put to death the works of the body, you will have life. 14 And all those who are guided by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
  • Gal 6:8 : 8 Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.
  • 1 Pet 1:14 : 14 Like children ruled by God, do not go back to the old desires of the time when you were without knowledge:
  • 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 My loved ones, I make this request with all my heart, that, as those for whom this world is a strange country, you will keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh which make war against the soul;
  • 1 Pet 4:6 : 6 For this was the reason why the good news of Jesus was given even to the dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but might be living before God in the spirit.
  • 1 John 2:15-16 : 15 Have no love for the world or for the things which are in the world. If any man has love for the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 Because everything in the world, the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but of the world.
  • Jude 1:19-21 : 19 These are the men who make divisions, natural men, not having the Spirit. 20 But you, my loved ones, building yourselves up on your most holy faith, and making prayers in the Holy Spirit, 21 Keep yourselves in the love of God, looking for life eternal through the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • Col 2:11 : 11 In whom you had a circumcision not made with hands, in the putting off of the body of the flesh, in the circumcision of Christ;

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  • Gal 5:17-19
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    17 For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; because these are opposite the one to the other; so that you may not do the things which you have a mind to do.

    18 But if you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

    19 Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses,

  • Gal 5:21-26
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    21 Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God.

    22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,

    23 Gentle behaviour, control over desires: against such there is no law.

    24 And those who are Christ's have put to death on the cross the flesh with its passions and its evil desires.

    25 If we are living by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us be guided.

    26 Let us not be full of self-glory, making one another angry, having envy of one another.

  • Rom 8:4-6
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    4 So that what was ordered by the law might be done in us, who are living, not in the way of the flesh, but in the way of the Spirit.

    5 For those who are living in the way of the flesh give their minds to the things of the flesh, but those who go in the way of the Spirit, to the things of the Spirit.

    6 For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:

  • Rom 13:13-14
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    13 With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy.

    14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not give thought to the flesh to do its desires.

  • Rom 8:12-13
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    12 So then, my brothers, we are in debt, not to the flesh to be living in the way of the flesh:

    13 For if you go in the way of the flesh, death will come on you; but if by the Spirit you put to death the works of the body, you will have life.

  • Gal 5:13-15
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    13 Because you, brothers, were marked out to be free; only do not make use of your free condition to give the flesh its chance, but through love be servants one to another.

    14 For all the law is made complete in one word, even in this, Have love for your neighbour as for yourself.

    15 But if you are given to fighting with one another, take care that you are not the cause of destruction one to another.

  • Rom 8:8-10
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    8 So that those who are in the flesh are not able to give pleasure to God.

    9 You are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God is in you. But if any man has not the Spirit of Christ he is not one of his.

    10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

  • Eph 5:17-18
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    17 For this reason, then, do not be foolish, but be conscious of the Lord's pleasure.

    18 And do not take overmuch wine by which one may be overcome, but be full of the Spirit;

  • Rom 6:12
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    12 For this cause do not let sin be ruling in your body which is under the power of death, so that you give way to its desires;

  • Gal 6:8
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    8 Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.

  • 2 Cor 10:3
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    3 For though we may be living in the flesh, we are not fighting after the way of the flesh

  • 1 Pet 4:2
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    2 So that you may give the rest of your lives in the flesh, not to the desires of men, but to the purpose of God.

  • Eph 5:9
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    9 (Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),

  • Rom 7:5
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    5 For when we were in the flesh, the evil passions which came into being through the law were working in our bodies to give the fruit of death.

  • 1 John 2:16
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    16 Because everything in the world, the desire of the flesh, the desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father but of the world.

  • Eph 4:17
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    17 This I say, then, and give witness in the Lord, that you are to go no longer in the way of the Gentiles whose minds are turned to that which has no profit,

  • Jude 1:19
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    19 These are the men who make divisions, natural men, not having the Spirit.

  • Rom 8:1-2
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    1 For this cause those who are in Christ Jesus will not be judged as sinners.

    2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

  • 1 Thess 4:5
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    5 Not in the passion of evil desires, like the Gentiles, who have no knowledge of God;

  • Jas 1:15
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    15 Then when its time comes, desire gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is of full growth, gives birth to death.

  • Rom 7:14
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    14 For we are conscious that the law is of the spirit; but I am of the flesh, given into the power of sin.

  • Jas 4:5
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    5 Or does it seem to you that it is for nothing that the holy Writings say, The spirit which God put into our hearts has a strong desire for us?

  • Gal 3:3
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    3 Are you so foolish? having made a start in the Spirit, will you now be made complete in the flesh?

  • Rom 7:17-18
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    17 So it is no longer I who do it, but the sin living in me.

    18 For I am conscious that in me, that is, in my flesh, there is nothing good: I have the mind but not the power to do what is right.

  • Gal 5:1
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    1 Christ has truly made us free: then keep your free condition and let no man put a yoke on you again.

  • 1 Cor 6:18
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    18 Keep away from the desires of the flesh. Every sin which a man does is outside of the body; but he who goes after the desires of the flesh does evil to his body.

  • Rom 14:16
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    16 Let it not be possible for men to say evil about your good:

  • Eph 5:15
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    15 Take care then how you are living, not as unwise, but as wise;

  • Col 3:5
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    5 Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;

  • Gal 6:2
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    2 Take on yourselves one another's troubles, and so keep the law of Christ.

  • Eph 4:22
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    22 That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;

  • Rom 7:20
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    20 But if I do what I have no mind to do, it is no longer I who do it, but the sin living in me.