Galatians 5:21
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“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.”
φθόνος
Envy, jealousy, spite. Phthonos. Love does not envy. Envy is the pain of another's success. It is the opposite of love which rejoices when others flourish.
φόνος
murders
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φόνος
Murder, killing. Phonos. From the heart come murders, said Jesus, locating the root of violence within. Guard your heart; the act begins long before the hand moves.
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μέθη
drunkennesses,
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μέθη
Drunkenness, intoxication. Methē. Paul lists it among the works of the flesh that will not inherit the kingdom. Do not be drunk with wine, but be filled with the Spirit instead.
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κῶμος
carousing,
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κῶμος
Carousing, wild reveling. Komos. Paul lists it among the works of the flesh that disqualify from the kingdom. Unrestrained celebration becomes a door to deeper sin. Guard what you call a good time.
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ὅμοιος
like
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ὅμοιος
Like, similar, resembling. The fourth person in the fire is like the Son of God. In the furnace of your trial Jesus is there with you.
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οὗτος
as these;
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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προλέγω
I forewarn
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προλέγω
Foretell, warn in advance. Prolegō. Paul told the Thessalonians beforehand what was coming, and it came. God's warnings are gifts. Heed them early.
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
Just as, in the same way, inasmuch as. Kathōs. God loves, forgives, and gives — and calls us to do likewise. How He acts becomes the pattern for how we act. Live up to the standard.
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προέπω
I warned before
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προέπω
Said before, foretold, predicted. Proepō. What God has spoken in advance will come to pass. His word does not trail behind events. Trust what has already been declared.
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τοιοῦτος
things
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τοιοῦτος
Such, of this kind, this sort. Toioûtos. It points to character, not just category. Become the kind of person worth pointing to.
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πράσσω
doing
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πράσσω
to "practise", i.e. perform repeatedly or habitually (thus differing from G4160 (ποιέω), which properly refers to a single act); by implication, to execute, accomplish, etc.; specially, to collect (dues), fare (personally)
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θεός
God’s
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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κληρονομέω
will inherit.
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κληρονομέω
To inherit, to receive as an inheritance. Kleronomeo. Blessed are the meek for they shall inherit the earth. Inheritance comes through relationship not achievement. Sons receive what servants cannot.
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