Galatians 5:24 (GNV)

Passage

For they that are Christes, haue crucified the flesh with the affections and the lustes.

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:22 But the fruite of the Spirit is loue, ioye, peace, long suffering, gentlenes, goodnes, fayth,

Galatians 5:23 Meekenesse, temperancie: against such there is no lawe.

Galatians 5:24 For they that are Christes, haue crucified the flesh with the affections and the lustes.

Galatians 5:25 If we liue in the Spirit, let vs also walke in the Spirit.

Galatians 5:26 Let vs not be desirous of vaine glorie, prouoking one another, enuying one another.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "christes", "haue", "crucified", "flesh", "affections", and "lustes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "christes" and "haue", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "Meekenesse temperancie against such there is no..." into verse 25's "If we liue in the Spirit let...", so "christes" and "haue" 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 "christes" and "haue" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.