Galatians 5:24 (DRB)

Passage

And they that are Christ's have crucified their flesh, with the vices and concupiscences.

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is, charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity,

Galatians 5:23 Mildness, faith, modesty, continency, chastity. Against such there is no law.

Galatians 5:24 And they that are Christ's have crucified their flesh, with the vices and concupiscences.

Galatians 5:25 If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Galatians 5:26 Let us not be made desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "christ's", "crucified", "flesh", "vices", and "concupiscences". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "christ's" and "crucified", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Mildness faith modesty continency chastity Against such..." into verse 25's "If we live in the Spirit let...", so "christ's" and "crucified" belong inside that flow. In Galatians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "christ's" and "crucified" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.