Galatians 5:25 (DRB)

Passage

If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.

Nearby Context

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 "Spirit", "live", and "walk". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "live", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "And they that are Christ's have crucified..." into verse 26's "Let us not be made desirous of...", so "Spirit" and "live" 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 "Spirit" and "live" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.