So I say, live by the Holy Spirit’s power. Then you will not do what your desires controlled by sin want you to do.

我说，你们当顺着圣灵而行，就不放纵肉体的情欲了。

我说，你们要顺着圣灵而行，绝不可满足肉体的情欲。

我说，你们要顺着圣灵而行，绝不可满足肉体的情欲。

因此，我劝你们行事为人要顺从圣灵的引导，这样就不会放纵罪恶本性的私欲。

我是说，你们应当顺着圣灵行事，这样就一定不会去满足肉体的私欲了。

所以我说：你们应当顺着圣灵行走，这样就绝不会去满足肉体的欲望了；

我說，你們當順着聖靈而行，就不放縱肉體的情慾了。

我說，你們要順着聖靈而行，絕不可滿足肉體的情慾。

我說，你們要順着聖靈而行，絕不可滿足肉體的情慾。

因此，我勸你們行事為人要順從聖靈的引導，這樣就不會放縱罪惡本性的私慾。

我是說，你們應當順著聖靈行事，這樣就一定不會去滿足肉體的私慾了。

我是說，你們要順着靈而行，就決不去滿足肉體的私慾了。

所以我說：你們應當順著聖靈行走，這樣就絕不會去滿足肉體的欲望了；

我故謂爾當依聖神而行、則不縱形軀之慾、

故吾謂爾當從神、毋從欲

我言爾當遵聖神而行、則不縱肉體之慾、

吾故曰：爾等亟應努力於靈修、而不可縱情恣慾也。

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

So I say, let the Holy Spirit guide your lives. Then you won’t be doing what your sinful nature craves.

I say, then, walk by the Spirit and you will certainly not carry out the desire of the flesh.

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.

I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

I say then, walk by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.

[ This] I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

But I say, live by the Spirit and you will not carry out the desires of the flesh.

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh.

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed their sinful desires to his cross. They don’t want these things anymore.Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.

Brothers and sisters, we have a duty. Our duty is not to live under the power of sin.If you live under the power of sin, you will die. But by the Spirit’s power you can put to death the sins you commit. Then you will live.Those who are led by the Spirit of God are children of God.

The result of sin’s control in our lives is clear. It includes sexual sins, impure acts and wild living.It includes worshiping statues of gods and worshiping evil powers. It also includes hatred and fighting, jealousy and fits of anger. Sinful desire is interested only in getting ahead. It stirs up trouble. It separates people into their own little groups.It wants what others have. It gets drunk and takes part in wild parties. It does many things of that kind. I warn you now as I did before. People who live like this will not receive God’s kingdom.

Some people plant to please their desires controlled by sin. From these desires they will harvest death. Others plant to please the Holy Spirit. From the Spirit they will harvest eternal life.

So put to death anything that comes from sinful desires. Get rid of sexual sins and impure acts. Don’t let your feelings get out of control. Remove from your life all evil desires. Stop always wanting more and more. You might as well be worshiping statues of gods.God’s anger is going to come because of these things.That’s the way you lived at one time in your life.But now here are the kinds of things you must also get rid of. You must get rid of anger, rage, hate and lies. Let no dirty words come out of your mouths.Don’t lie to one another. You have gotten rid of your old way of life and its habits.You have started living a new life. Your knowledge of how that life should have the Creator’s likeness is being made new.

Jesus does for us everything the holy law requires. The power of sin should no longer control the way we live. The Holy Spirit should control the way we live.So don’t live under the control of sin. If you do, you will think about what sin wants. Live under the control of the Holy Spirit. If you do, you will think about what the Spirit wants.

Dear friends, you are outsiders and those who wander in this world. So I’m asking you not to give in to your sinful desires. They fight against your soul.

Let us act as we should, like people living in the daytime. Have nothing to do with wild parties, and don’t get drunk. Don’t take part in sexual sins or evil conduct. Don’t fight with each other or be jealous of anyone.Instead, put on the Lord Jesus Christ as if he were your clothing. Don’t think about how to satisfy sinful desires.

Dear friends, we have these promises from God. So let us make ourselves pure from everything that makes our bodies and spirits impure. Let us be completely holy. We want to honor God.

So don’t let sin rule your body, which is going to die. Don’t obey its evil desires.

Do not love the world or anything in it. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them.Here is what people who belong to this world do. They try to satisfy what their sinful desires want to do. They long for what their sinful eyes look at. They take pride in what they have and what they do. All of this comes from the world. None of it comes from the Father.

At one time we all lived among them. Our desires were controlled by sin. We tried to satisfy what they wanted us to do. We followed our desires and thoughts. God was angry with us like he was with everyone else. That’s because of the kind of people we all were.

They are the people who separate you from one another. They do only what comes naturally. They are not led by the Holy Spirit.But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith. Let the Holy Spirit guide and help you when you pray.And by doing these things, remain in God’s love as you wait. You are waiting for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you eternal life.

Christ suffered in his body. So prepare yourselves to think in the same way Christ did. Do this because whoever suffers in their body is finished with sin.As a result, they don’t live the rest of their earthly life for evil human desires. Instead, they live to do what God wants.You have spent enough time in the past doing what ungodly people choose to do. You lived a wild life. You longed for evil things. You got drunk. You went to wild parties. You worshiped statues of gods, which the Lord hates.Ungodly people are surprised that you no longer join them in what they do. They want you to join them in their wild and wasteful living. So they say bad things about you.

You should obey your Father. You shouldn’t give in to evil desires. They controlled your life when you didn’t know any better.

You have made yourselves pure by obeying the truth. So you have an honest and true love for each other. So love one another deeply, from your hearts.

Here is what I mean. The law came 430 years after the promise. But the law does not get rid of God’s covenant and promise. The covenant had already been made by God. So the law does not do away with the promise.

That’s why the good news was preached even to people who are now dead. It was preached to them for two reasons. It was preached so that their bodies might be judged. This judgment is made by human standards. But the good news was also preached so that their spirits might live. This life comes by means of God’s power.

When you received Christ, your circumcision was not done by human hands. Instead, your circumcision was done by Christ. He put away the person you used to be. At that time, sin’s power ruled over you.

Those who belong to Christ Jesus are no longer under God’s judgment.

Brothers and sisters, what I mean is that the time is short. From now on, those who have a husband or wife should live as if they did not.