Galatians 5:22-23
King James Version
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance:
against such there is no law.
Why do many born again don't act as true born again?
Why do many mislead others?
Why won't they accept correction?
Why do many seem "blind"?
Why are many too proud?
Those questions roamed in my heart all afternoon yesterday.
And I was stumped for an answer.
Even as the answers were hovering somewhere.
But I couldn't grasp it.
Just yet.
So I prayed, slept, and rested.
Come morning, SPIRIT led me to the answer.
It was a set of verses I had on my desk, all along
I had copied it from the Bible.
For it reminded me of my beloved baby sister's nature.
She had rejoined JESUS over 16 months ago.
The answers were literally in front of me.
I thank SPIRIT for the answer.
Which turned out to be just TWO words.
Those who did not act as true born again have set aside TWO particular fruit of the SPIRIT:
Galatians 5:22-23
King James Version
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace,
longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance:
against such there is no law.
"Meekness" and "temperance".
Without these, people would keep making excuses.
You see, everything comes from the SPIRIT of GOD.
Without guidance from SPIRIT, people did these:
Galatians 5:19-21
King James Version
19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest,
which are these;
Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance,
emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
21 Envyings, murders, drunkenness,
revellings, and such like:
of the which I tell you before,
as I have also told you in time past,
that they which do such things
shall not inherit the kingdom of God.
How did other Bible versions define "meekness" and "temperance"?
Galatians 5:22-23
American Standard Version
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
22 But the fruit of the [Holy] Spirit [the work which His presence within accomplishes] is love, joy (gladness), peace, patience (an even temper, forbearance), kindness, goodness (benevolence), faithfulness,
23 Gentleness (meekness, humility), self-control (self-restraint, continence). Against such things there is no law [[a]that can bring a charge].
Galatians 5:22-23
Contemporary English Version
22 God's Spirit makes us loving, happy, peaceful, patient, kind, good, faithful, 23 gentle, and self-controlled. There is no law against behaving in any of these ways.
Galatians 5:22-23
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is, charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity,
23 Mildness, faith, modesty, continency, chastity. Against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23
1599 Geneva Bible
22 But the [a]fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperancy: [b]against such there is no law.
Galatians 5:22-23
New International Reader's Version
22 But the fruit the Holy Spirit produces is love, joy and peace. It is being patient, kind and good. It is being faithful 23 and gentle and having control of oneself. There is no law against things of that kind.
Galatians 5:22-23
New Life Version
22 But the fruit that comes from having the Holy Spirit in our lives is: love, joy, peace, not giving up, being kind, being good, having faith, 23 being gentle, and being the boss over our own desires. The Law is not against these things.
Kehillah in Galatia 5:22-23
Orthodox Jewish Bible
22 But the p’ri of the Ruach HaKodesh is ahavah (agape), simcha (joy), shalom (peace), zitzfleisch (patience), nedivut (generosity, kindness), chesed (loving-kindness), ne’emanut (faithfulness),
23 Anavah (meekness, shiflut, lowliness), shlitah atzmi (self-control)...would you not agree?—against these things there is no isser (proscription in the Torah).
Galatians 5:22
Worldwide English (New Testament)
22 But these are the things which the Spirit wants you to show: love, joy, peace, patience, being kind, being good, being true, being gentle, and keeping the body under control. There is no law that says, `These things are wrong.
Galatians 5:22-23
Wycliffe Bible
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is charity, joy, peace, patience, long abiding, benignity [benignity, or good will], goodness, mildness, faith,
23 temperance, continence, chastity; against such things is no law.
In SUMMARY, "meekness" means:
Gentleness (meekness, humility)
gentle
Mildness
being gentle
Anavah (meekness, shiflut, lowliness)
In SUMMARY, "temperance" means:
self-control
self-control (self-restraint, continence)
self-controlled
faith, modesty, continency, chastity
temperancy
having control of oneself
being the boss over our own desires
shlitah atzmi (self-control)
keeping the body under control
temperance, continence, chastity
Without "meekness" and "temperance", man would not be teachable.
Only the HOLY SPIRIT can teach us perfectly.
Through the life lived by JESUS.
A living example of simplicity, humility, holiness, focus, and obedience.
Philippians 2:7-10
King James Version
7 But made himself of no reputation,
and took upon him the form of a servant,
and was made in the likeness of men:
8 And being found in fashion as a man,
he humbled himself,
and became obedient unto death,
even the death of the cross.
9 Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him,
and given him a name which is above every name:
10 That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow,
of things in heaven,
and things in earth,
and things under the earth;
By ourselves, we don't have the power to be meek, and disciplined.
We need SPIRIT.
For He is a GIFT from GOD.
John 14:26
King James Version
26 But the Comforter,
which is the Holy Ghost,
whom the Father will send in my name,
he shall teach you all things,
and bring all things to your remembrance,
whatsoever I have said unto you.
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