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Galatians 5:24

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 24 Moreover, those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed to the stake the flesh together with its passions and desires.+

Galatians 5:24

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 24 Moreover, those who belong to Christ Jesus impaled* the flesh together with its passions and desires.+

Galatians 5:24

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 24 οἱ The (ones) δὲ but τοῦ of the χριστοῦ Christ Ἰησοῦ Jesus τὴν the σάρκα flesh ἐσταύρωσαν they put on stake σὺν together with τοῖς the παθήμασιν passions καὶ and ταῖς the ἐπιθυμίαις. desires.

Galatians 5:24

King James Version
- 24 And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

Galatians 5:24

American Standard Version
- 24 And they that are of Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts thereof.

Galatians 5:24

The Bible in Living English
- 24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its susceptibilities and desires.

Galatians Study Notes—Chapter 5

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 5:24
  
  have nailed to the stake: The Gospels use the Greek verb stau·roʹo regarding the execution of Jesus Christ. Here Paul uses the term figuratively. (Compare study note on Ro 6:6.) It describes the strong and decisive measures that followers of Christ have to take in order to put the flesh, the sinful human nature, to death. When a Christian overcomes and controls the sinful “passions and desires” of “the flesh,” it is as if those desires are dead and no longer have any power over him. (Ga 5:16) Paul’s comment is closely connected with the preceding verses, emphasizing that those who belong to Christ should decisively put away “the works of the flesh” mentioned at Ga 5:19-21.