⁸ For you are saved by grace^(A) through faith, and this is not from yourselves; it is God’s gift— ⁹ not from works, so that no one can boast. ¹⁰ For we are His creation, created^(B) in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared ahead of time^(C) so that we should walk in them.

²² But now, since you have been liberated from sin and have become enslaved to God,^(A) you have your fruit, which results in sanctification^[a](B)—and the end is eternal life!^(C)

¹⁹ Now the works of the flesh are obvious:^[a][b] sexual immorality,^(A) moral impurity,^(B) promiscuity,^{(C) 20} idolatry,^(D) sorcery,^(E) hatreds,^(F) strife,^(G) jealousy,^(H) outbursts of anger,^(I) selfish ambitions,^(J) dissensions,^(K) factions,^{(L) 21} envy,^[c](M) drunkenness, carousing,^(N) and anything similar. I tell you about these things in advance—as I told you before—that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.^(O)

²² But the fruit of the Spirit^(P) is love,^(Q) joy,^(R) peace, patience,^(S) kindness,^(T) goodness, faith,^{[d] 23} gentleness,^(U) self-control.^(V) Against such things there is no law. ²⁴ Now those who belong to Christ Jesus^(W) have crucified the flesh^(X) with its passions and desires.^{(Y) 25} Since we live^(Z) by the Spirit, we must also follow the Spirit. ²⁶ We must not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another.^(AA)