For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Car la chair a des désirs contraires à ceux de l'Esprit, et l'Esprit en a de contraires à ceux de la chair; ils sont opposés entre eux, afin que vous ne fassiez point ce que vous voudriez.
KJV
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
John the Solitary
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ܕܒܗܘܢ ܛܒ̈ܬܐ ܡܫܒܚ. ܘܛܘܒܢܐ ܦܘܠܘܣ ܠܓܠܛܝ̈ܐ ܐܡܪ. ܕܠܐ ܡܕܡ ܕܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܬܗܘܘܢ ܥ̇ܒܕܝܢ (Gal. 5, 17). ܐܢ ܚܕ ܗܘ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܐܝܬ ܒܟܝܢܢ܆ ܠܐ ܡܟܝܠ ܐܝܬ ܠܢ ܕܢܨܒܐ ܕܠܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܡܕܡ ܕܨ̇ܒܝܢ ܚܢܢ. ܘܐܝܢܘ ܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܨ̇ܒܐ ܒܢ: ܕܠܐ ܢܥܒܕ ܡܕܡ ܕܨ̇ܒܝܢܢ܆ ܐܠܐ ܕܠܨܒܝܢܐ ܕܦܓܪܐ ܡܪܬܐ ܠܢ ܕܢܒ̇ܛ…
Pseudo-Justinus Martyr
Epistula ad Diognetum
ς ἡ ψυχὴ ἐν ὁρατῷ φρουρεῖται τῷ σώματι: καὶ Χριστιανοὶ γινώσκονται μὲν ὄντες ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, ἀόρατος δὲ Gal. 5, 17 αὐτῶν ἡ θεοσέβεια μένει. μισεῖ τὴν ψυχὴν ἡ σὰρξ καὶ πολεμεῖ μηδὲν ἀδικουμένη, διότι ταῖς ἡδοναῖς κωλύεται χρῆσθαι: μισεῖ καὶ Χριστιανοὺς ὁ κόσμος μηδὲν ἀδικούμενος, ὅτι…
Polycarp
Epistula ad Philippenses
ιναγωγοῦντες ἑαυτοὺς ἀπὸ παντὸς κακοῦ. καλὸν γὰρ τὸ ἀνακόπτεσθαι ἀπὸ τῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν 1 Pet. 2, 11; cf. Gal. 5, 17 I Cor. 6, 9. 10 ἐν τῷ κόσμῳ, ὅτι πᾶσα ἐπιθυμία κατὰ τοῦ πνεύματος στρατεύεται, καὶ οὔτε πόρνοι οὔτε μαλακοὶ οὔτε ἀρσενοκοῖται βασιλείαν θεοῦ κληρονομήσουσιν, οὔτε οἱ πο…
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