Galatians 5:26 (YLT)

Passage

let us not become vain-glorious--one another provoking, one another envying!

Nearby Context

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 "become", "vain-glorious--one", "another", "provoking", and "envying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "become" and "vain-glorious--one", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "if we may live in the Spirit...", giving immediate footing for "become" and "vain-glorious--one". In Galatians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

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