Gálatas 5:19

19 Cuando ustedes siguen los deseos de la naturaleza pecaminosa, los resultados son más que claros: inmoralidad sexual, impureza, pasiones sensuales,

Gálatas 5:19 Meaning and Commentary

Galatians 5:19

Now the works of the flesh are manifest
By "flesh" is meant corrupt nature, as before, and by the works of it, not only external acts of sin, but inward lusts; for such are here mentioned among its works, as "hatred", "wrath", "envyings" and both external and internal acts are so called, because they spring from the flesh, or corrupt nature, and are what that urges and solicits to, and are wrought thereby, and are what denominate and show men to be carnal: these are said to be "manifest"; not that they are all, and always publicly done, and are open to the sight of men; for they are works of darkness, and often done in secret, though they are always manifest to God the searcher of hearts, and will be brought to light in the day of judgment; but they are known to be sins in some measure by the light of nature, and especially by the law of God; and a clear case it is, that they are contrary to the Spirit, both to the Spirit of God, and to the principle of grace he forms in the heart; and that such who live in the commission of them are not led by him, nor are under the influence of his grace:

which are these;
though all are not mentioned, only some of the chief, by which judgment may be made of the rest:

adultery;
this is left out in the Vulgate Latin, Syriac, and Ethiopic versions, and in the Alexandrian copy; it is a defilement of the marriage bed, and is the sin of uncleanness committed by two persons, one of which at least is in a married state, is condemned by the law of God and light of nature:

fornication;
which though by many of the Gentiles was reckoned no sin, or a very small one, stands here among the works of the flesh, that are manifest and to be avoided; it is the sin of uncleanness committed by persons in a single state;

uncleanness,
it is a general name for all unchastity, in thought, word, or action; and may here design more especially all unnatural lusts, as

sodomy,
self-pollution

lasciviousness;
or wantonness, all lustful dalliance, everything that leads on to acts of uncleanness, or attends them, as impure words, filthy gestures, and the like.

Gálatas 5:19 In-Context

17 La naturaleza pecaminosa desea hacer el mal, que es precisamente lo contrario de lo que quiere el Espíritu. Y el Espíritu nos da deseos que se oponen a lo que desea la naturaleza pecaminosa. Estas dos fuerzas luchan constantemente entre sí, entonces ustedes no son libres para llevar a cabo sus buenas intenciones,

18 pero cuando el Espíritu los guía, ya no están obligados a cumplir la ley de Moisés.

19 Cuando ustedes siguen los deseos de la naturaleza pecaminosa, los resultados son más que claros: inmoralidad sexual, impureza, pasiones sensuales,

20 idolatría, hechicería, hostilidad, peleas, celos, arrebatos de furia, ambición egoísta, discordias, divisiones,

21 envidia, borracheras, fiestas desenfrenadas y otros pecados parecidos. Permítanme repetirles lo que les dije antes: cualquiera que lleve esa clase de vida no heredará el reino de Dios.