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Galatians 5 — Sermon Preparation
Paul urges the Galatians to stand firm in the freedom of Christ, describes the conflict between the flesh and the Spirit, and lists the fruit of the Spirit. Below is a research summary for Galatians 5, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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Galatians 5 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| πνεῦμα | pneûma | G4151 | 8 | ghost, life, spirit, mind |
| σάρξ | sárx | G4561 | 6 | carnal, flesh |
| νόμος | nómos | G3551 | 5 | law |
| ἐλευθερία | eleuthería | G1657 | 3 | liberty |
| ἀγάπη | agápē | G26 | 3 | charity, dear, love |
| προλέγω | prolégō | G4302 | 2 | foretell, tell before |
| πίστις | pístis | G4102 | 3 | assurance, belief, believe, faith |
How preachers through history handled this text
54 public-domain excerpts on Galatians 5, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“If it be our care to act under the guidance and power of the blessed Spirit, though we may not be freed from the stirrings and oppositions of the corrupt nature which remains in us, it shall not have dominion over us. Believers are engaged in a conflict, in which they earnestly desire that grace may obtain full and speedy victory. And those who desire thus to give themselves up to be led by the Holy Spirit, are not under the law as a covenant of works, nor exposed to its awful curse. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Galatians 5:16–30 (Public Domain)
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