Galatians 5:19

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Cross-reference

Galatians 5:17 explains the internal conflict: the flesh desires against the Spirit, which produces the works listed here.

In Galatians 5:13, Paul warns not to use freedom as an opportunity for the flesh — directly contrasting the works of the flesh listed here.

Galatians 5:16 commands walking by the Spirit to avoid gratifying the flesh — the solution to the works listed in v19.

Galatians 6:8 Related theme

Galatians 6:8 warns that sowing to the flesh reaps corruption — the consequence of the works of the flesh.

1 Corinthians 6:9-10 lists those who will not inherit God's kingdom, including many sins from Galatians 5:19.

Revelation 22:15 excludes sorcerers, whoremongers, idolaters from the New Jerusalem — matching the works Galatians says forfeit the kingdom.

Revelation 21:8 lists sexual immorality, sorcery, idolatry — the same sins from Galatians 5:19 — and assigns them to the lake of fire.

1 Peter 4:3 Parallel

1 Peter 4:3 lists lasciviousness, idolatry, revellings, and more — directly overlapping with Paul's works of the flesh.

Colossians 3:5-8 contains an almost identical vice list: sexual immorality, impurity, evil desire, anger, malice — reinforcing Paul's consistent catalog of the flesh.

Ephesians 5:3-6 lists sexual immorality, impurity, and greed — mirroring this list — and also warns of exclusion from God's kingdom, matching Galatians 5:21's point.

2 Corinthians 12:21 specifically mentions sexual immorality and debauchery, two sins from this list, as unrepented behaviors Paul fears to find.

1 Corinthians 6:10 lists similar vices — sexual immorality, drunkenness — and warns that the unrighteous won't inherit God's kingdom, reinforcing the same moral boundary.

1 Corinthians 3:3 specifically cites jealousy and strife as evidence of being fleshly, matching Paul's list.

Romans 8:13 Related theme

Romans 8:13 warns that living according to the flesh leads to death, echoing the consequence of the works of the flesh.

Romans 8:9 Parallel

Romans 8:9 contrasts fleshly deeds with life in the Spirit, showing believers are not in the flesh but in the Spirit.

Romans 8:3 Related theme

Romans 8:3 says the law was powerless over the flesh — pointing to Christ's condemnation of sin as the solution for these works.

Romans 1:21-32 catalogues humanity's sinful spiral with many specific sins matching Paul's works of the flesh.

Romans 7:5 Parallel

Romans 7:5 describes sinful passions at work in the flesh — the same fleshly realm that produces these works.

Mark 7:21-23 provides a comprehensive list of evils from the heart, including many sins from Galatians 5:19.

Matthew 15:19 lists specific sins like sexual immorality and murder that come from the heart, overlapping Galatians' list.

Leviticus 18:20 forbids lying carnally with a neighbor's wife — the same adultery sin that appears in Paul's works-of-the-flesh list.

Hebrews 12:16 warns against sexual immorality, naming Esau — directly matching the same sin listed here.

1 Thessalonians 4:3 commands abstaining from sexual immorality — directly addressing one work from the flesh list.

Jeremiah 7:9 lists similar sins — stealing, murder, adultery, idolatry — echoing Paul's catalog of fleshly deeds.

Ephesians 5:5 warns that the sexually immoral, impure, or covetous have no inheritance — specifically naming two works from the list.

Ezekiel 18:6 lists what the righteous avoids — idolatry, adultery, defilement — contrasting with Paul's works of the flesh.

Hebrews 13:4 condemns sexual immorality and adultery — echoing the warning against the works of the flesh.

Ezekiel 22:11 details sexual sins — adultery, incest — which Paul includes under 'sexual immorality' in his fleshly works.

Malachi 3:5 Parallel

Malachi 3:5 lists sins God will judge — sorcery, adultery, false oaths, oppression — paralleling Paul's catalog.

Genesis 39:9 shows Joseph refusing adultery as 'sin against God' — the direct opposite of the adultery listed among the works of the flesh.

1 Corinthians 5:11 lists sexual immorality, greed, idolatry, reviling, drunkenness — overlapping with the works of the flesh.

Luke 6:44 Parallel

Luke 6:44 says a tree is known by its fruit — Paul's list shows the bad fruit of the sinful nature.

Romans 13:13 lists orgies, drunkenness, sexual immorality, sensuality — mirroring the works of the flesh here.

Revelation 21:27 excludes the unclean from the new Jerusalem — matching the impurity and sensuality condemned here.

Acts 15:20 Parallel

Acts 15:20 directs Gentiles to abstain from idolatry and sexual immorality — two key items in Paul's list of fleshly acts.

Proverbs 5:22 says iniquities hold the wicked with cords — showing the bondage that flows from the works of the flesh like adultery.

Titus 3:3 Parallel

Titus 3:3 recalls past life enslaved to passions, malice, and envy — three items from this list — showing the works of the flesh as the former life of believers.

James 3:15 Parallel

James 3:15 describes wisdom as 'sensual' and earthly, not from above — echoing the fleshly nature of the works listed in Paul.

1 Peter 4:2 Related theme

1 Peter 4:2 calls believers to live for God's will rather than human passions, echoing the call to avoid fleshly deeds.

James 3:14-16 condemns bitter envy and selfish ambition, two specific works from this list, linking them to disorder and earthly, unspiritual wisdom.

Ephesians 2:3 describes past life in fleshly passions and desires — the same condition that produces the works of the flesh.

1 Timothy 1:10 explicitly names the sexually immoral — one of the acts here — within a list of lawless behaviors, but adds different offenses like slave traders and liars.

1 Thessalonians 4:7 contrasts holiness with impurity — impurity being one of the works of the flesh.

Ephesians 4:17-19 describes Gentiles giving themselves over to sensuality and every kind of impurity — directly echoing the impurity and debauchery here.

Ezekiel 22:6–13 Related theme

Ezekiel 22:6-13 lists Israel's sins including sexual immorality and oppression, similar to Paul's works of the flesh.

Matthew 15:18 Related theme

Matthew 15:18 explains that what defiles a person comes from the heart, the source of the works of the flesh.

2 Corinthians 12:20 names discord, jealousy, rage, and selfish ambition — the same relational sins Paul lists here, showing church conflicts mirror the works of the flesh.

1 Corinthians 5:1 reports a specific case of sexual immorality — a concrete example of the sin listed in the flesh works.

John 3:6 Parallel

John 3:6 contrasts flesh and Spirit — the same dualism behind the works of the flesh versus the fruit of the Spirit.

Romans 7:18 Related theme

Romans 7:18 states that no good dwells in the flesh — explaining the source of the evil deeds listed.

Proverbs 2:18 Related theme

Proverbs 2:18 warns that the adulteress's house leads to death — illustrating the fatal consequence of sexual sins from Galatians 5:19.