Galatians 5:24 (YLT)

Passage

and those who are Christ's, the flesh did crucify with the affections, and the desires;

Nearby Context

Galatians 5:22 And the fruit of the Spirit is: Love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,

Galatians 5:23 meekness, temperance: against such there is no law;

Galatians 5:24 and those who are Christ's, the flesh did crucify with the affections, and the desires;

Galatians 5:25 if we may live in the Spirit, in the Spirit also we may walk;

Galatians 5:26 let us not become vain-glorious--one another provoking, one another envying!

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 23's "meekness temperance against such there is no..." into verse 25's "if we may live in the Spirit...", so "christ's" and "flesh" 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 "flesh" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.