Galatians 5:16-17

5:16 But I say, live ¹  by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh. ²  5:17 For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desires ³  that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition to ⁴  each other, so that you cannot do what you want.

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¹ tn Grk “walk” (a common NT idiom for how one conducts one’s life or how one behaves).

² tn On the term “flesh” (once in this verse and twice in v. 17) see the note on the same word in Gal 5:13.

³ tn The words “has desires” do not occur in the Greek text a second time, but are repeated in the translation for clarity.

⁴ tn Or “are hostile toward” (L&N 39.1).