Meekness,.... Humility and lowliness of mind, of which Christ is an eminent example and pattern; and which the Holy Spirit from him transcribes into the heart of a regenerate person; and lies in having mean thoughts of himself, in walking humbly with God, acknowledging every favour, being thankful for every blessing, and depending on his grace, and in behaving with modesty and humility among men. The last of the fruits of the Spirit mentioned is

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Meekness (πραΰ̀της)

See on meek, Matthew 5:5.

Temperance (ἐγκράτεια)

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Meekness - See the note at Matthew 5:5.

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Meekness - Πραοτης· Mildness, indulgence toward the weak and erring, patient suffering of injuries without feeling a spirit of revenge, an even balance of all tempers and passions, the entire opposite to anger.

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Meekness, temperance: {17} against such there is no law.

(17) Lest that any man should object that Paul plays the deceiver, as one who urging the Spirit urges nothing but that which the Law commands, he shows that he requires not that literal and outward obedience, but spiritual, which proceeds not from the Law but from the Spirit of Christ, who gives us new birth, and must and ought to be the ruler and guider of our life.

5:23 Against such there is no law. Those who bear these fruits find no law interfering with them.

5:23 Meekness - Holding all the affections and passions in even balance.

23. temperance-The Greek root implies self-restraint as to one's desires and lusts.

against such-not persons, but things, as in Ga 5:21.

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