(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Parallel translations
- WEB for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,
- BSB for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth.
- NKJV (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),
- NASB (for the fruit of the light consists in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),
- NLT For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.
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Quick answer
The light produces fruit consisting of all goodness, righteousness, and truth. A transformed life shows visible moral fruit.
Overview
Paul describes the practical effect of being light: it bears fruit in goodness, righteousness, and truth. These qualities reflect God's own character and the Spirit's work in the believer. Genuine spiritual life is evidenced not by mere profession but by such moral fruit.
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Cross-references · 16
- Gal 5:22–23But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
- 3 Jn 1:11Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.
- 1 Jn 3:9–10Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed remaineth in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
- Rom 15:14And I myself also am persuaded of you, my brethren, that ye also are full of goodness, filled with all knowledge, able also to admonish one another.
- Eph 6:14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
- 1 Tim 6:11But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.
- Phil 1:11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.
- Ps 16:2–3O my soul, thou hast said unto the LORD, Thou art my Lord: my goodness extendeth not to thee;
- 1 Pet 2:24–25Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
- Heb 11:33Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,
- Rom 2:4Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness of God leadeth thee to repentance?
- Eph 4:15But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
- 1 Jn 2:29If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.
- Eph 4:25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
- John 1:47Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
- Heb 1:8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
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