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The Fruits of the Spirit

Nine qualities Paul says grow in a life led by God's Spirit, from Galatians 5:22–23 — quoted here in full from the King James Version.

Galatians 5:22–23

The nine fruits

Paul lists these right after a much longer list of “works of the flesh” — the fruit of the Spirit is framed as the contrast.

Context

Quick facts

🌱 “Fruit” is singular, not “fruits”

The King James Version says “the fruit of the Spirit,” singular — suggesting one unified result with nine facets, rather than nine separate fruits to pick and choose from.

⚖️ Set against a list of “works of the flesh”

Galatians 5:19–21 lists behaviors like strife, envy, and drunkenness right before this passage — Paul is drawing a deliberate contrast between the two ways of living.

🔔 “Against such there is no law”

Paul closes the list by noting that no law is needed to restrain these qualities — they aren't the kind of thing that needs to be reined in.