Galatians 5:13-14

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Life by the Spirit

¹³You, my brothers and sisters, were called to be free.^(A) But do not use your freedom to indulge the flesh^[a];^(B) rather, serve one another^(C) humbly in love. ¹⁴For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: “Love your neighbor as yourself.”^[b]^(D)

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Footnotes

Galatians 5:13 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 16, 17, 19 and 24; and in 6:8.
Galatians 5:14 Lev. 19:18

Deuteronomy 32:2

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²Let my teaching fall like rain^(A)
and my words descend like dew,^(B)
like showers^(C) on new grass,
like abundant rain on tender plants.

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Deuteronomy 32:2 in all English translations

Isaiah 55:10-11

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¹⁰As the rain^(A) and the snow
    come down from heaven,
and do not return to it
    without watering the earth
and making it bud and flourish,^(B)
    so that it yields seed^(C) for the sower and bread for the eater,^(D)
¹¹so is my word^(E) that goes out from my mouth:
    It will not return to me empty,^(F)
but will accomplish what I desire
    and achieve the purpose^(G) for which I sent it.

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Romans 15:1-2

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15 We who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak^(A) and not to please ourselves. ²Each of us should please our neighbors for their good,^(B) to build them up.^(C)

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1 Corinthians 3:6-8

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⁶I planted the seed,^(A) Apollos watered it, but God has been making it grow. ⁷So neither the one who plants nor the one who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow. ⁸The one who plants and the one who waters have one purpose, and they will each be rewarded according to their own labor.^(B)

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Ephesians 5:19-20

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¹⁹speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.^(A) Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord, ²⁰always giving thanks^(B) to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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1 John 3:16-19

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¹⁶This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us.^(A) And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.^(B) ¹⁷If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them,^(C) how can the love of God be in that person?^(D) ¹⁸Dear children,^(E) let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.^(F)