Galatians 5:20
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
Cross-reference
Galatians 5:24 declares believers have crucified the flesh — the opposite of living out the works listed in verse 20. A direct contrast within the same chapter.
2 Peter 2:1 warns about false teachers bringing destructive 'heresies' — the same Greek word (hairesis) translated 'divisions' in the list.
Titus 3:10 instructs how to deal with a divisive person, directly addressing the 'dissensions' and 'divisions' mentioned.
Deuteronomy 18:10 explicitly forbids sorcery — directly matching the 'sorcery' listed among the works of the flesh.
1 Samuel 15:23 equates rebellion with idolatry — the same idolatry condemned here among the works of the flesh.
2 Chronicles 33:6 lists Manasseh's sorcery and occult practices — directly matching the 'sorcery' named among the works of the flesh.
Acts 8:9-11 provides a concrete example of sorcery (pharmakeia), one of the works of the flesh listed.
1 Corinthians 1:11 reports quarrels in Corinth — a direct instance of the 'strife' listed among fleshly works in Galatians 5:20.
James 3:16 directly links jealousy and selfish ambition to disorder—the same connection Paul makes with rivalries and dissensions.
Colossians 3:8 lists anger, wrath, malice—directly echoing the fits of anger and strife Paul includes here.
Philippians 2:3 warns against selfish ambition and conceit — precisely the 'rivalries' and pride underlying the works of the flesh in Galatians 5:20.
Ephesians 4:31 commands putting away anger, wrath, and malice — directly echoing the 'fits of anger' and related fleshly works in Galatians 5:20.
1 Corinthians 11:19 says factions are necessary to distinguish genuine believers — the same 'divisions' that Galatians 5:20 calls a work of the flesh.
Leviticus 19:31 forbids consulting mediums and spiritists, providing the OT prohibition behind the 'sorcery' in the list.
Leviticus 19:18 commands love and forbids revenge, directly contrasting the enmity, strife, and anger listed as fleshly works.
Exodus 22:18 commands the death penalty for sorcery, underscoring the seriousness of the sorcery condemned in the list.
1 Timothy 6:4 describes conceit and unhealthy craving for controversy—matching the rivalries and dissensions Paul names.
Genesis 13:7 records quarreling between Abram and Lot's herders, a biblical example of the strife and enmity listed.
Acts 16:16-19 shows a spirit of divination, illustrating the sorcery warned against in the fleshly works.
In John 3:26, John's disciples express jealousy over Jesus' following — exemplifying the 'jealousy' listed as a work of the flesh in Galatians 5:20.
In Luke 9:46, the disciples argue about greatness — reflecting the selfish ambition and rivalries that Galatians 5:20 lists among fleshly works.
Colossians 2:18 warns against worship of angels and false humility—forms of the idolatry Paul lists among fleshly works.
1 Chronicles 10:13 records Saul consulting a medium — a form of sorcery condemned alongside the works of the flesh.
James 1:19 urges being slow to anger—a positive counterpart to Paul's condemnation of fits of anger here.