Galatians 5:21 (KJV)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:19 Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Galatians 5:20 Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

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.

Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Galatians 5:23 Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "envyings", "murders", "drunkenness", "revellings", "such", "like", "tell", and "before". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "envyings" and "murders", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 20's "Idolatry witchcraft hatred variance emulations wrath strife..." into verse 22's "But the fruit of the Spirit is...", so "envyings" and "murders" 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 "envyings" and "murders" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.