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Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Galatians 5:22
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The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness and faithfulness,

Explanation

Paul has listed the "works of the flesh" (5:19-21). In contrast he lists what the Holy Spirit produces in a believer's life. "Fruit" is singular: these qualities grow together. The list continues in verse 23.

Original language
  • καρπὸς (karpos): fruit
    Greek · Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · Strong's G2590 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Fruit.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Galatians 5:22, word 3

  • πνεύματός (pneumatos): spirit/breath
    Greek · Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · Strong's G4151G · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Spirit.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Galatians 5:22, word 5

  • ἀγάπη (agapē): love
    Greek · Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · Strong's G0026 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Love.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Galatians 5:22, word 7

  • χαρά (chara): joy
    Greek · Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · Strong's G5479 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Joy.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Galatians 5:22, word 8

  • εἰρήνη (eirēnē): peace
    Greek · Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · Strong's G1515 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Peace.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Galatians 5:22, word 9

  • μακροθυμία (makrothumia): patience
    Greek · Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · Strong's G3115 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Patience: slow to anger.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Galatians 5:22, word 10

  • χρηστότης (chrēstotēs): kindness
    Greek · Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · Strong's G5544 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Kindness.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Galatians 5:22, word 11

  • ἀγαθωσύνη (agathōsunē): goodness
    Greek · Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · Strong's G0019 · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Goodness.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Galatians 5:22, word 12

  • πίστις (pistis): faith
    Greek · Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · Strong's G4102H · text: NA28 (as recorded in TAGNT)

    Faithfulness, faith.

    Source: STEP Bible (Tyndale House, Cambridge), TAGNT: Translators Amalgamated Greek New Testament, STEPBible-Data commit ed476a8, Galatians 5:22, word 13

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Original language (Greek)

ὁ δὲ καρπὸς τοῦ πνεύματός ἐστιν ἀγάπη, χαρά, εἰρήνη, μακροθυμία, χρηστότης, ἀγαθωσύνη, πίστις,

  1. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. δὲde“But”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. καρπὸςkarpos“the fruit”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from καρπός · “fruit” · Strong's G2590
  4. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. πνεύματόςpneumatos“Spirit”
    Noun, genitive, singular, neuter · from πνεῦμα · “spirit/breath” · Strong's G4151G
  6. ἐστινestin“is”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  7. ἀγάπη,agapē“love,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἀγάπη · “love” · Strong's G0026
  8. χαρά,chara“joy,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from χαρά · “joy” · Strong's G5479
  9. εἰρήνη,eirēnē“peace,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from εἰρήνη · “peace” · Strong's G1515
  10. μακροθυμία,makrothumia“patience,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from μακροθυμία · “patience” · Strong's G3115
  11. χρηστότης,chrēstotēs“kindness,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from χρηστότης · “kindness” · Strong's G5544
  12. ἀγαθωσύνη,agathōsunē“goodness,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from ἀγαθωσύνη · “goodness” · Strong's G0019
  13. πίστις,pistis“faithfulness,”
    Noun, nominative, singular, feminine · from πίστις · “faith” · Strong's G4102H
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  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)