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Galatians 5:15–16

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Galatians 5:15

15But if ye bite and devour one another, take heed that ye be not consumed one of another.

Galatians 5:16

16This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

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DEFINED WORDS

Galatians 5:15

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

However; introducing a contrast with what precedes.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

bite

To seize, pierce, or wound with the teeth; figuratively, to injure, vex, or consume another.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

devour

To eat greedily; to consume, destroy, or waste rapidly and completely.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

one

The number one; a single person or thing; the same or united as a whole.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

take

To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893

DEFINED WORDS

Galatians 5:16

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

fulfil

To accomplish, complete, perform, or bring to pass.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

flesh

The soft substance of the body; also the body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

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From verse 15

  1. 1 Corinthians 3:3
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  2. James 3:14–3
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  3. Galatians 5:26
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  4. 2 Corinthians 11:20
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  5. 2 Corinthians 12:20
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From verse 16

  1. Galatians 5:24–25
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  2. Romans 8:12–14
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  3. Galatians 6:8
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  4. Galatians 5:19–21
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  5. Colossians 3:5–10
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