“gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law.”
— WEB
Galatians 5:23
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“Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.”
— KJV
“meekness, self-control; against such there is no law.”
— ASV
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Commentary
temperance--The Greek root implies self-restraint as to one's desires and lusts. against such--not persons, but things, as in Gal 5:21. no law--confirming Gal 5:18, "Not under the law" (Ti1 1:9-10). The law itself commands love (Gal 5:14); so far is it from being "against such."
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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