Book of Common Prayer

Walk By The Spirit And You Will Not Fulfill The Flesh’s Desires Or Be Under The Law

¹⁶ And I say— be walking by the Spirit and you will never^[a] fulfill^[b] the desire of ^[c] the flesh. ¹⁷ For the flesh desires against the Spirit and the Spirit against the flesh. For these are contrary^[d] to one another in-order-that you might not be doing these^[e] things which you may be wanting. ¹⁸ But if you are being led by the Spirit, you are not under the Law.

Those Who Practice The Works of The Flesh Will Not Inherit God’s Kingdom

¹⁹ Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are sexual-immorality, impurity, sensuality, ²⁰ idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, rages^[f], selfish-interests, dissentions, factions, ²¹ envy^[g], drunkenness, revelries, and the things like these— as to which things I tell you beforehand, just as I said-before, that the ones practicing such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.

Those In Christ Crucified The Flesh And Bear The Fruit of Living By The Spirit

²² But the fruit of ^[h] the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, ²³ gentleness, self-control. Against such things there is no law. ²⁴ And the ones of ^[i] Christ Jesus crucified the flesh, with its passions and desires.

Three Disciples See Jesus Transformed, And Hear God Tell Them To Listen To Jesus

² And after six days, Jesus takes along Peter and James and John, and brings them up on a high mountain privately, alone. And He was transfigured^[a] in front of them. ³ And His garments became shining^[b], very white, such as a bleacher^[c] on earth is not able to make so white. ⁴ And Elijah appeared to them, with Moses. And they were talking-with Jesus. ⁵ And having responded, Peter says to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here. And let us make three dwellings^[d]— one for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah”. ⁶ For he did not know what he should respond, for they became terrified. ⁷ And there came-to-be a cloud overshadowing^[e] them. And a voice came out of the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Be listening-to Him”. ⁸ And suddenly, having looked around, they no longer saw anyone with themselves but Jesus alone.

The Disciples Ask, Wasn’t Elijah Supposed To Come Before The Messiah?

⁹ And while they were coming down from the mountain, He gave orders to them that they should relate to no one the things which they saw, except when the Son of Man rises-up from the dead. ¹⁰ And they held^[f] the matter to themselves, discussing what the ‘rising-up from the dead’ meant. ¹¹ And they were questioning Him, saying “Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first^[g]?” ¹² And the One said to them, “Elijah, having come first, restores all things— and-yet how has it been written for^[h] the Son of Man that He would suffer many things and be treated-with-contempt^[i]? ¹³ But I say to you that Elijah indeed has come^[j], and they did to him whatever they were wanting, just as it has been written for him”.