Galatians 5:21

Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

Cross-reference

Revelation 22:15 lists sinners outside the holy city, mirroring Paul's exclusion from God's kingdom.

1 Peter 4:3 Parallel

1 Peter 4:3 lists the same vices—drunkenness, orgies—as the pagan past Christians have left behind, echoing the warning.

Colossians 3:6 ties the same sins to God's wrath, reinforcing that practicing them brings divine judgment.

Ephesians 5:18 contrasts drunkenness with being filled with the Spirit, offering the positive antidote to the works of the flesh listed here.

Ephesians 5:5 warns that the sexually immoral and covetous have no inheritance in Christ's kingdom, mirroring the list here.

1 Corinthians 6:10 lists drunkards and revilers who will not inherit God's kingdom—identical consequence to Paul's warning here.

1 Corinthians 6:9 uses the same phrase 'will not inherit the kingdom of God' and lists similar sins, reinforcing the warning.

Romans 13:13 lists drunkenness, carousing, and quarreling—an almost identical catalog of the works Paul condemns.

Romans 8:13 Parallel

Romans 8:13 contrasts living according to the flesh (which leads to death) with the Spirit's role in putting to death the body's deeds.

Luke 21:34 Parallel

Luke 21:34 warns against dissipation and drunkenness—mirroring the same fleshly behaviors Paul lists.

Revelation 21:27 excludes the unclean from the New Jerusalem, echoing that those practicing such sins won't inherit the kingdom.

Proverbs 23:21 warns that drunkards come to poverty—this aligns with Paul's warning about drunkenness in the fleshly works list.

James 3:14 Parallel

James 3:14 warns against bitter jealousy and selfish ambition — the very works of the flesh listed here that exclude from the kingdom.

James 1:19 Contrast

James 1:19 advises being slow to anger — directly opposed to the fits of anger listed among the works of the flesh here.

1 Peter 2:1 Parallel

1 Peter 2:1 echoes the call to put away envy and slander, reinforcing the need to abandon works of the flesh.

1 Timothy 6:4 lists envy and dissension as stemming from conceit — directly echoing the fleshly works of envy and dissension here.

1 John 3:15 Parallel

1 John 3:15 equates hatred with murder, showing the deadly seriousness of hatred listed as a work of the flesh.

Proverbs 20:1 warns that wine is a mocker and leads to deception—directly parallels Paul's inclusion of drunkenness as a fleshly work.

Acts 13:45 Parallel

Acts 13:45 describes Jews filled with jealousy when they saw crowds—this envy matches Paul's list of fleshly sins.

Isaiah 5:11 Parallel

Isaiah 5:11 pronounces woe on those who chase after wine—Paul similarly lists drunkenness among sinful behaviors.

Exodus 20:13 gives the commandment 'You shall not murder,' which Paul includes as a work of the flesh.

In 1 Corinthians 13:4, love is defined as not envying — directly contrasting the envy listed among the works of the flesh here.

Acts 5:17 Parallel

Acts 5:17 explicitly says the high priest was filled with jealousy—this envy is one of the fleshly works Paul lists.

Acts 17:5 Parallel

Acts 13:45 again shows jealousy among the Jews—a direct example of the envy Paul warns against.

Philippians 2:3 also warns against selfish ambition, urging humility instead — reinforcing the same vice condemned among the fleshly works.

Philippians 3:18 describes those who are enemies of the cross — similar to the warning here that fleshly practitioners won't inherit the kingdom.

1 Corinthians 5:11 includes drunkards among those to avoid—applying the same vice Paul warns excludes from the kingdom.

John 3:26 Parallel

John 3:26 shows John's disciples envious that Jesus is attracting more followers—an example of the envy Paul condemns.

1 Corinthians 15:50 says flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom, adding a different reason for exclusion.

Hebrews 13:4 warns that God will judge the sexually immoral — reinforcing the kingdom exclusion for such works of the flesh here.

1 Timothy 1:9 lists the lawless and sinners for whom the law is intended — similar to the fleshly practitioners warned here.

1 Thessalonians 4:6 warns that the Lord avenges wrongs like sexual sin — reinforcing the judgment implied here for those practicing the flesh.

Matthew 25:34 shows the righteous inheriting the kingdom, contrasting with those who do not inherit due to works of the flesh.

Deuteronomy 21:20 gives an OT example of a drunken, gluttonous son—illustrating the same sin Paul warns against here.