Galatians 5:22

KJV

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

— Galatians 5:22, King James Version
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Galatians 5:22, King James Version.

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Study Note

The nine qualities listed as the 'fruit of the Spirit' — love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control — stand as an ethogram of life shaped by the Spirit. The singular 'fruit' (karpos) rather than 'fruits' suggests an organic unity: these are not separate virtues to be cultivated individually but one integrated life produced by a single source. Paul contrasts this with 'the works of the flesh' (verses 19-21), whose list of fifteen items suggests human effort at sin; the Spirit's fruit comes by growth, not manufacture. The list has been widely used in Christian character formation, parenting, and organizational culture, often treated as a standalone virtue list despite its polemical Galatian context.

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ASV

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

YLT

And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

BBE

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

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