The Fruits of the Spirit — Hard Bible Trivia Flashcards

#1

In Galatians 5:22-23, Paul lists nine fruits of the Spirit. How many of these fruits are explicitly mentioned before the word 'against' in the phrase 'against such things there is no law'?

📖 Galatians 5:22-23

#2

What specific contrast does Paul establish immediately before listing the fruits of the Spirit in Galatians 5:19-23?

📖 Galatians 5:19-23

#3

In Galatians 5:16, Paul instructs believers to 'live by the Spirit' so that they will not 'gratify the desires of the flesh.' Which Greek word does Paul use for 'flesh' (sarx) in this context?

📖 Galatians 5:16-21

#4

How many specific works of the flesh does Paul enumerate in Galatians 5:19-21 before transitioning to the fruits of the Spirit?

📖 Galatians 5:19-21

#5

What does Paul state will 'not inherit the kingdom of God' in Galatians 5:21?

📖 Galatians 5:21

#6

In Galatians 5:24, Paul states that those who belong to Christ Jesus have done what to the flesh 'with its passions and desires'?

📖 Galatians 5:24

#7

Which fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22 appears first in Paul's enumeration?

📖 Galatians 5:22

#8

What does Paul command the Galatians to do in Galatians 5:25 after establishing the fruits of the Spirit?

📖 Galatians 5:25

#2

The works of the flesh versus the fruits of the Spirit

Galatians 5:19-23 explicitly contrasts the works of the flesh (listed in verses 19-21) with the fruits of the Spirit (listed in verses 22-23), establishing a clear moral dichotomy.

Galatians 5:19-23

#1

All nine fruits

Paul lists love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, and goodness (six fruits), then continues with faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control (three more, totaling nine). The phrase 'against such things there is no law' follows all nine fruits in Galatians 5:23.

Galatians 5:22-23

#4

Fifteen works

Galatians 5:19-21 lists: sexual immorality, impurity, debauchery, idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions, envy, drunkenness, and orgies—totaling fifteen distinct works of the flesh (though some translations group them slightly differently).

Galatians 5:19-21

#3

Referring to the entire human nature opposed to God without the Spirit's power

In Galatians 5:16-17, 'flesh' (sarx) refers to the entire human nature that opposes the Spirit, not merely physical desires. Paul's subsequent list of 'works of the flesh' in verses 19-21 includes spiritual sins like hatred, jealousy, and rage, confirming this broader meaning.

Galatians 5:16-21

#6

Crucified

Galatians 5:24 explicitly states: 'Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires,' using the powerful image of crucifixion to describe the radical break believers make from fleshly sin through their union with Christ.

Galatians 5:24

#5

Those who practice the works of the flesh

Galatians 5:21 explicitly states that those who 'live like this' (practicing the works of the flesh enumerated in verses 19-20) 'will not inherit the kingdom of God,' establishing serious spiritual consequences for willful habitual sin.

Galatians 5:21

#8

Keep in step with the Spirit

Galatians 5:25 states: 'Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit,' establishing the practical imperative that believers should align their daily conduct and choices with the Spirit's leading who produces the fruits.

Galatians 5:25

#7

Love

Galatians 5:22 begins with 'love' as the first and foundational fruit of the Spirit, reflecting its primacy in Christian virtue and its role as the fulfillment of all the law (as Paul teaches in Galatians 5:14).

Galatians 5:22

#9

In Galatians 5:14, Paul summarizes the entire Law by stating that it is summed up in a single command. Which fruit of the Spirit is directly related to this summarizing command?

📖 Galatians 5:14

#10

What literary pattern does Paul employ in Galatians 5:19-23 that was common in Hellenistic moral philosophy?

📖 Galatians 5:19-23

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#10

Vice and virtue lists

Galatians 5:19-23 employs the 'vice and virtue list' (or 'catalogue') format, a well-established literary device in both Jewish and Greco-Roman moral teaching, where vices and corresponding virtues are enumerated to guide ethical behavior.

Galatians 5:19-23

#9

Love

Galatians 5:14 states: 'For the entire law is fulfilled in keeping this one command: Love your neighbor as yourself.' Love is the foundational fruit that fulfills all the Law's demands, making it the supreme fruit that encompasses all others.

Galatians 5:14

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