KJV King James Version
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
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Galatians 5:23
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
WEB World English Bible
gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.
ASV American Standard Version
meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
meekness, temperance: against such there is no law;
Surrounding context — Galatians 5
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.
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
26 Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.
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1 Timothy 1:9Knowing this, that the law is not made for a righteous man, but for the lawless and disobedient, for the ungodly and for sinners, for unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,Acts 24:25And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee.Titus 2:2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.Titus 1:8But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;1 Corinthians 9:25And every man that striveth for the mastery is temperate in all things. Now they [do it] to obtain a corruptible crown; but we an incorruptible.
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