Parallel Verses New International Version But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, King James Bible But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Darby Bible Translation But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity, World English Bible But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith, Young's Literal Translation And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, Galatians 5:22 Parallel Commentary Clarke's Commentary on the BibleBut the fruit of the Spirit - Both flesh - the sinful dispositions of the human heart and spirit - the changed or purified state of the soul, by the grace and Spirit of God, are represented by the apostle as trees, one yielding good the other bad fruit; the productions of each being according to the nature of the tree, as the tree is according to the nature of the seed from which it sprung. The bad seed produced a bad tree, yielding all manner of bad fruit; the good seed produced a good tree, bringing forth fruits of the most excellent kind. The tree of the flesh, with all its bad fruits, we have already seen; the tree of the Spirit, with its good fruits, we shall now see. Love - Αγαπη· An intense desire to please God, and to do good to mankind; the very soul and spirit of all true religion; the fulfilling of the law, and what gives energy to faith itself. See Galatians 5:6. Joy - Χαρα· The exultation that arises from a sense of God's mercy communicated to the soul in the pardon of its iniquities, and the prospect of that eternal glory of which it has the foretaste in the pardon of sin. See Romans 5:2. Peace - Ειρηνη· The calm, quiet, and order, which take place in the justified soul, instead of the doubts, fears, alarms, and dreadful forebodings, which every true penitent less or more feels, and must feel till the assurance of pardon brings peace and satisfaction to the mind. Peace is the first sensible fruit of the pardon of sin. See Romans 5:1, and the notes there. Long-suffering - Μακροθυμια· Long-mindedness, bearing with the frailties and provocations of others, from the consideration that God has borne long with ours; and that, if he had not, we should have been speedily consumed: bearing up also through all the troubles and difficulties of life without murmuring or repining; submitting cheerfully to every dispensation of God's providence, and thus deriving benefit from every occurrence. Gentleness - Χρηστοτης· Benignity, affability; a very rare grace, often wanting in many who have a considerable share of Christian excellence. A good education and polished manners, when brought under the influence of the grace of God, will bring out this grace with great effect. Goodness - Αγαθωσυνη· The perpetual desire and sincere study, not only to abstain from every appearance of evil, but to do good to the bodies and souls of men to the utmost of our ability. But all this must spring from a good heart - a heart purified by the Spirit of God; and then, the tree being made good, the fruit must be good also. Faith - Πιστις, here used for fidelity - punctuality in performing promises, conscientious carefulness in preserving what is committed to our trust, in restoring it to its proper owner, in transacting the business confided to us, neither betraying the secret of our friend, nor disappointing the confidence of our employer. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge the fruit. Psalm 92:14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; Luke 8:14,15 And that which fell among thorns are they, which, when they have heard, go forth... Luke 13:9 And if it bear fruit, well: and if not, then after that you shall cut it down. Ephesians 5:9 (For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) love. Ephesians 4:23-32 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind... Ephesians 5:1,2 Be you therefore followers of God, as dear children... Philippians 4:4-9 Rejoice in the Lord always: and again I say, Rejoice... goodness. faith. 1 Corinthians 13:7,13 Bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things... 1 Timothy 3:11 Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things. Library March 28. "The Fruit of the Spirit is all Goodness" (Gal. v. 22). "The fruit of the Spirit is all goodness" (Gal. v. 22). Goodness is a fruit of the Spirit. Goodness is just "Godness." It is to be like God. And God-like goodness has special reference to the active benevolence of God. The apostle gives us the difference between goodness and righteousness in this passage in Romans, "Scarcely for a righteous man would one die, yet peradventure for a good man some would even dare to die." The righteous man is the man of stiff, inflexible uprightness; but he may be … Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth Fifteenth Sunday after Trinity Church Officers Warned of Vain-Glory. The Dove and the Lamb The Holy Spirit Bringing Forth in the Believer Christlike Graces of Character. Cross References Ecclesiastes 7:8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride. Jeremiah 33:6 "'Nevertheless, I will bring health and healing to it; I will heal my people and will let them enjoy abundant peace and security. Matthew 7:16 By their fruit you will recognize them. Do people pick grapes from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? Romans 5:1 Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, Romans 8:5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. Romans 14:17 For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit, Romans 15:30 I urge you, brothers and sisters, by our Lord Jesus Christ and by the love of the Spirit, to join me in my struggle by praying to God for me. 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