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Berean Standard Bible

“So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.”

Galatians 5:16

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In Galatians 5:16-26 Paul explains how believers live in freedom without falling into selfishness. The answer is not a return to the law but life in the Spirit.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

World English Bible (WEB)

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh.

King James Version (KJV)

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

American Standard Version (ASV)

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

But I say, Go on in the Spirit, and you will not come under the rule of the evil desires of the flesh.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And I say: In the Spirit walk you, and the desire of the flesh you may not complete;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Digo pues: Andad en el Espíritu, y no satisfagáis la concupiscencia de la carne.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Así que les aconsejo que vivan por el poder del Espíritu. De esa manera no obedecerán los deseos de la naturaleza pecaminosa,

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