The Darby Translation DBY
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17 For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these things are opposed one to the other, that ye should not do those things which ye desire;
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For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever you want.
18 but if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under law.
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But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are fornication, uncleanness, licentiousness,
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The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;
20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, disputes, schools of opinion,
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idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions
21 envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revels, and things like these; as to which I tell you beforehand, even as I also have said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit God's kingdom.
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and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,
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But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
23 meekness, self-control: against such things there is no law.
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gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
24 But they that [are] of the Christ have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts.
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Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
25 If we live by the Spirit, let us walk also by the Spirit.
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Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
26 Let us not become vain-glorious, provoking one another, envying one another.
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Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
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