Galatians 5:19
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Study Note
Study Note
Paul's 'works of the flesh' catalogue — adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness through to heresies and envyings — is structured as a vice-list of the kind common in both Jewish (Wisdom of Solomon 14:24-26) and Greco-Roman moral philosophy, but given a pneumatological framework: these are what the flesh produces when the Spirit does not govern. The list moves from sexual sins through social-relational sins (hatred, variance, strife) to cultic sins (idolatry, witchcraft) and communal sins (heresies, seditions), encompassing the full range of human destructiveness. Its juxtaposition with the fruit of the Spirit (5:22-23) creates one of the New Testament's most powerful ethical diptychs, contrasting the harvest of self-directed life with that of Spirit-directed life. Paul's conclusion 'they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God' has been a focus of debate about the relationship between justification and moral transformation.
Other Translations
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses,
Cross References
Concerning the works of men, by the word of thy lips I have kept me from the paths of the …
Behold, the princes of Israel, every one were in thee to their power to shed blood.
Behold, therefore I have smitten mine hand at thy dishonest gain which thou hast made, and at thy blood which …
But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.
For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their …
Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the …