GAL 5:21 Parallel Verse View

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ULT envy, drunkenness, drunken celebrations, and things like these, about which I warn you, just as I warned you before, that the ones practicing such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

UST They also envy others, get drunk, celebrate drunkenly, and do other sinful things like these. I warn you now about doing these sinful things, just like I warned you previously: anyone who regularly does these sinful things will not participate in God’s kingdom.

BSB [and] envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit [the] kingdom of God.

MSB envy, [and] murders;[fn] drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit [the] kingdom of God.

BLB envyings, drunkennesses, carousing, and things like these, as to which I forewarn you, even as I warned before, that those doing such things will not inherit God's kingdom.

AICNT envies, [[murders]],[fn] drunkenness, carousing,[fn] and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

5:21, murders: Some manuscripts include. THGNT BYZ TR

5:21, carousing: That is excessive feasting.

OEB feelings of envy, drunkenness, revelry, and the like. And I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who indulge in such things will have no place in the kingdom of God.

WEBBE envy, murders, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these; of which I forewarn you, even as I also forewarned you, that those who practise such things will not inherit God’s Kingdom.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET envying, murder, drunkenness, carousing, and similar things. I am warning you, as I had warned you before: Those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God!

LSV envyings, murders, drunkenness, reveling, and such like, of which I tell you before, as I also said before, that those doing such things will not inherit the Kingdom of God.

FBV envy, drunkenness, feasting, and similar things. As I warned you before so I warn you again: nobody who behaves like this will inherit the kingdom of God.

TCNT envy, [fn]murder, drunkenness, revelries, and the like. I warn you, just as I warned you before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

5:21 murder, ¦ — NA SBL WH

T4T People want what others have. People get drunk. People ◄revel/participate in wild parties►. And people do other things like these. I warn you now, just like I warned you previously, that the ones who constantly act and think like that will not receive what God has for his own people when he begins to rule over us.

LEB envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, things which I am telling you in advance, just as I said before, that the ones who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

BBE Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God.

Moff envy, [murder], drinking bouts, revelry, and the like; I tell you beforehand as I have told you already, that people who indulge in such practices will never inherit the Realm of God.

Wymth hard drinking, riotous feasting, and the like. And as to these I forewarn you, as I have already forewarned you, that those who are guilty of such things will have no share in the Kingdom of God.

ASV envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like; of which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they who practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

DRA Envies, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like. Of the which I foretell you, as I have foretold to you, that they who do such things shall not obtain the kingdom of God.

YLT envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revellings, and such like, of which I tell you before, as I also said before, that those doing such things the reign of God shall not inherit.

Drby envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revels, and things like these; as to which I tell you beforehand, even as I also have said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit [fn]God's kingdom.

5.21 Elohim

RV envyings, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I forewarn you, even as I did forewarn you, that they which practise such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

SLT Envyings, slaughters, drunkenness, revelries, and the like: to these which I foretell you, as I have also said before, that they doing such shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Wbstr Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revelings, and such like: of which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they who do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

KJB-1769 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.

KJB-1611 Enuyings, murthers, drunkennesse, reuellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I haue also tolde you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherite the kingdome of God.
(Enuyings, 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.)

Bshps Enuyinges, murthers, drunkennesse, gluttonies, and such lyke: of the whiche I tell you before, as I haue tolde you in tyme past, that they which do suche thinges, shall not inherite the kingdome of God.
(Enuyinges, murders, drunkenness, gluttonies, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have told you in time past, that they which do such things, shall not inherit the kingdom of God.)

Gnva Enuie, murthers, drunkennesse, gluttonie, and such like, whereof I tell you before, as I also haue tolde you before, that they which doe such things, shall not inherite the kingdome of God.
(Enuie, murders, drunkenness, gluttonie, and such like, whereof I tell you before, as I also have told you before, that they which do such things, shall not inherit the kingdom of God. )

Cvdl envyenge, murthur, dronkennes, glotony, and soch like: of the which I tell you before, as I haue tolde you in tyme past, that they which commytte soch, shal not inheret the kyngdome of God.
(envyenge, murder, dronkennes, glotony, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have told you in time past, that they which commytte such, shall not inherit the kingdom of God.)

TNT envyinge murther dronkenes glottony and soche lyke: of the which I tell you before as I have tolde you in tyme past that they which comit soche thinges shall not inherite the kyngdome of God.
(envyinge murder dronkenes glottony and such like: of the which I tell you before as I have told you in time past that they which commit such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God. )

Wycl manslauytris, dronkennessis, vnmesurable etyngis, and thingis lijk to these, whiche Y seie to you, as Y haue told to you `to fore, for thei that doon suche thingis, schulen not haue the kyngdom of God.
(manslauytris, dronkennessis, unmesurable eatingis, and things like to these, which I say to you, as I have told to you to fore, for they that done such things, should not have the kingdom of God.)

Luth Saufen, Fressen und dergleichen; von welchen ich euch habe zuvor gesagt und sage noch zuvor, daß, die solches tun, werden das Reich Gottes nicht erben.
(Saufen, Fressen and dergleichen; from which_(ones) I you have before said and said still before, that, the such do/put, become the kingdom God’s not inherit.)

ClVg invidiæ, homicidia, ebrietates, comessationes, et his similia, quæ prædico vobis, sicut prædixi: quoniam qui talia agunt, regnum Dei non consequentur.[fn]
(envy, murders, drunkennesss, comessationes, and his similar, which beforedico to_you(pl), like beforedixi: since/because who/which such_(things) they_act, kingdom of_God not/no consequentur. )

5.21 Regnum non Dei consequentur. Nullus medius locus est, ut non sit in supplicio, qui non erit in regno.

5.21 Regnum not/no of_God consequentur. Nullus middle/half place it_is, as not/no be in/into/on supplicio, who/which not/no will_be in/into/on kingdom.

UGNT φθόνοι, μέθαι, κῶμοι, καὶ τὰ ὅμοια τούτοις; ἃ προλέγω ὑμῖν, καθὼς προεῖπον, ὅτι οἱ τὰ τοιαῦτα πράσσοντες, Βασιλείαν Θεοῦ οὐ κληρονομήσουσιν.
(fthonoi, methai, kōmoi, kai ta homoia toutois; ha prolegō humin, kathōs proeipon, hoti hoi ta toiauta prassontes, Basileian Theou ou klaʸronomaʸsousin.)

SBL-GNT ⸀φθόνοι, μέθαι, κῶμοι, καὶ τὰ ὅμοια τούτοις, ἃ προλέγω ὑμῖν ⸀καθὼς προεῖπον ὅτι οἱ τὰ τοιαῦτα πράσσοντες βασιλείαν θεοῦ οὐ κληρονομήσουσιν.
(⸀fthonoi, methai, kōmoi, kai ta homoia toutois, ha prolegō humin ⸀kathōs proeipon hoti hoi ta toiauta prassontes basileian theou ou klaʸronomaʸsousin.)

RP-GNT φθόνοι, φόνοι, μέθαι, κῶμοι, καὶ τὰ ὅμοια τούτοις· ἃ προλέγω ὑμῖν, καθὼς καὶ προεῖπον, ὅτι οἱ τὰ τοιαῦτα πράσσοντες βασιλείαν θεοῦ οὐ κληρονομήσουσιν.
(fthonoi, fonoi, methai, kōmoi, kai ta homoia toutois; ha prolegō humin, kathōs kai proeipon, hoti hoi ta toiauta prassontes basileian theou ou klaʸronomaʸsousin.)

TC-GNT φθόνοι, [fn]φόνοι, μέθαι, κῶμοι, καὶ τὰ ὅμοια τούτοις· ἃ προλέγω ὑμῖν, καθὼς [fn]καὶ προεῖπον, ὅτι οἱ τὰ τοιαῦτα πράσσοντες βασιλείαν Θεοῦ οὐ κληρονομήσουσιν.
(fthonoi, fonoi, methai, kōmoi, kai ta homoia toutois; ha prolegō humin, kathōs kai proeipon, hoti hoi ta toiauta prassontes basileian Theou ou klaʸronomaʸsousin. )

5:21 φονοι ¦ — NA SBL WH

5:21 και ¦ — CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

TTN Tyndale Theme Notes:

The Law and the Spirit

An enduring question of the Christian faith is, Do Christians need to keep the Old Testament law in order to become mature followers of Christ? Does following God’s law provide sanctification?

When the Christians in Galatia had received the Good News of salvation through faith in Christ, they had also received the Holy Spirit as the guarantee of their status as believers. Not only had God given his Spirit to them, but he had also worked miracles among them (Gal 3:5). They knew from experience that the Holy Spirit has the power to make them new people, and Paul had taught them to rely on the Spirit to guide them.

Shortly after Paul left Galatia, Jewish-Christian teachers arrived who taught the need to observe God’s law, both to be accepted by God and to be sanctified and become mature. They argued that Paul’s approach to sanctification by the Spirit would lead to lawlessness and sin.

Paul responded that, just as God counts us as righteous by faith, so also he makes us righteous by faith, through the working of the Spirit (Gal 5:16-26). Those who rely on the Spirit and follow his leading will not sin—God’s Spirit will never lead people to sin.

The real problem is not a lack of understanding regarding right and wrong. Our God-given conscience tells us when we’re doing wrong, and God’s law makes the requirements of his righteousness even clearer (Rom 7:7-12). The real problem is that, by nature, our hearts are hard and sinful, and we lack the wisdom to know the right thing to do in a given situation. By nature, we are unable to apply God’s word in a way that is consistent with his intentions.

The law cannot ameliorate our condition. But when the Holy Spirit guides and controls us, he changes our hearts to do the things that please God (Gal 5:22-23; Rom 8:5-14). God’s Spirit guides his people to fulfill his law in its true sense and intent. But fulfillment of the law must not be the goal or focus—the law is just our guardian (Gal 3:24-25). Instead, we focus on trusting God, relying on the Spirit, and loving others. God’s Spirit gives us the will and the power to do these things in a way that pleases God.

Passages for Further Study

Num 11:16-17, 24-30; Jer 31:33-34; Ezek 36:26-27; Luke 24:49; Acts 5:32; Rom 7:1–8:17; 12:2; 2 Cor 3:7-18; Gal 3:2-5; 5:5, 16-26; Heb 12:14-29

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 5:13–26: Let the Spirit of God lead you

In this section, Paul talked about what freedom means. He no longer focused on how a person is made righteous. He focused on how a person who has received the righteousness of Christ should live.

Paul told the Galatians that choosing to live their lives in the power of the Holy Spirit would keep them from living sinful lives. It would keep them from living as slaves to the law. A life lived in the Spirit is a life of love for each other.

Some other possible headings for this section are:

Follow closely the Spirit of God

Obey God’s Spirit, not your sinful desires

Paragraph 5:19–21

In this paragraph, Paul reminded the Galatians that they should not live sinful lives. He gave a list of examples of sinful actions. The list can be divided into several groups: sexual sins, wrong relationships to spiritual powers other than God, wrong relationships between people, and drunken living.

Paul’s list is not intended as a complete list of sins. Paul listed sins that represent the kinds of actions that come from the sinful nature. There are many more such sins.

5:21a

and envy; drunkenness, orgies,

envy, drunkenness, carousing,
being envious, drinking bouts, celebrating in immoral ways,
wanting the possessions of other people, being drunk, having wild parties,

envy: The Greek word that the BSB translates as envy refers to bad feelings toward others because you want something they have. It is very close in meaning to the word above that the BSB translates as “jealousy.” In some languages, there may be only one word for these two Greek words.

Some other ways to translate this word are:

envying (NET)

feeling envy (NCV)

people want the possessions of others

drunkenness, orgies: These words refer to drunken living. Such a person ignores his responsibilities to others.

drunkenness: The word drunkenness refers to drinking too much alcohol so that one is unable to think clearly.

Some ways to translate this word are:

being drunk (NCV)

get drunk (CEV)

drinking too much alcohol

orgies: The Greek word that the BSB translates as orgies refers to wild parties with much drinking in which many evil things occur. They often result in people committing sexual sins and other sins.

Some other ways to translate this word are:

carousing

having wild and wasteful parties (NCV)

evil celebrations

5:21b

and the like.

and many other sins like these.
and other evil deeds like these.
and doing other wrong actions like these.

and the like: The phrase and the like indicates that there are many more actions that come from the sinful nature. They are like the ones Paul listed. The Galatians would be able to recognize other “works of the flesh” not included in his list.

Some other ways to translate this phrase are:

and doing other things like these (NCV)

and do other evil things as well (CEV)

and many other sins like these

and similar things (NET)

5:21c

I warn you, as I did before,

I am warning you, as I had warned you before: (NET)
I’ve told you in the past and I’m telling you again: (GW)
I told you before, and I am telling you again: (CEV)

I warn you, as I did before: The clause as I did before probably refers to some of Paul’s teaching when he was with them in person. The warning in this letter is not the first time that Paul has warned the Galatians about the consequences of doing the sins that he just listed.

Some other ways to translate these clauses are:

I am warning you, as I had warned you before (NET)

I told you before, and I am telling you again (CEV)

5:21d

that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

people who do things like that will not live in the kingdom of God.
no one who does these things will be included in God’s kingdom.
people who behave like this will have no part/portion in God’s ruling/reigning of his people.

that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God: The word inherit means “receive” something that has been promised. People who do the works of the flesh will not inherit/receive God’s kingdom. This means that they will not enter/live in God’s kingdom. They will not be citizens of the kingdom.

Some other ways to translate this clause are:

those who do such things will not have a part/portion in the kingdom of God

those who do these things will not enter into God’s kingdom

that those who indulge in such things will never be included in God’s kingdom

no one who does these sins will live in God’s kingdom

kingdom of God: The phrase kingdom of God refers to God’s activity of ruling and caring for his people as their king. It does not refer to a land or country that he rules over. It refers to the relationship that he has with his people. He leads, protects, and cares for them. They obey, trust, and submit to him as their king.

Some ways to translate this phrase are: