Discovery BoxGalatians 5:17 
Context5:17 For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desires 1 that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition to 2 each other, so that you cannot do what you want.
Galatians 6:8
Context6:8 because the person who sows to his own flesh 3 will reap corruption 4 from the flesh, 5 but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
1 tn The words “has desires” do not occur in the Greek text a second time, but are repeated in the translation for clarity.
2 tn Or “are hostile toward” (L&N 39.1).
3 tn BDAG 915 s.v. σάρξ 2.c.α states: “In Paul’s thought esp., all parts of the body constitute a totality known as σ. or flesh, which is dominated by sin to such a degree that wherever flesh is, all forms of sin are likew. present, and no good thing can live in the σάρξ…Gal 5:13, 24;…Opp. τὸ πνεῦμα…Gal 3:3; 5:16, 17ab; 6:8ab.”
4 tn Or “destruction.”
5 tn See the note on the previous occurrence of the word “flesh” in this verse.
