Works of the flesh

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• Galatians 5:19–21

  Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 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.

• Galatians 5:19

  Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

• 1 Peter 4:3

  For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

• Mark 7:21–23

  For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

• Galatians 5:16–26

  This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would. But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law. …

• James 4:1–17

  From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts. …

• Galatians 5:20

  Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

• Galatians 5:22

  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

• 1 Timothy 1:10

  For whoremongers, for them that defile themselves with mankind, for menstealers, for liars, for perjured persons, and if there be any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine;

• Galatians 5:21

  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.

• Ephesians 5:18

  And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

• Galatians 5:16

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

• 1 John 3:4

  Whosoever committeth sin transgresseth also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

• Romans 1:24–32

  Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves: Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: …

• Galatians 5:23

  Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

• Hebrews 10:26

  For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

• Galatians 5:13

  For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.

• Mark 7:22

  Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

• 1 Peter 3:18

  For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: