Galatians 5:20 Meaning and Explanation
“Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,”
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Read Full Chapter →The list continues with sins of false worship and broken relationships.
What Does Galatians 5:20 Mean?
Paul widens the catalog beyond bodily sins to the deeper disorders of worship and community. Idolatry and witchcraft turn the heart from the living God toward false powers, corrupting the very center of life where God alone belongs.
Then come the sins that shatter fellowship: hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies. These are the works that divide people from one another — rivalry, anger, faction, and party spirit. Strikingly, Paul lists more sins of broken relationship than of bodily appetite. The flesh does not only defile the individual; it tears apart the community, breeding division where love was meant to reign.
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What does Galatians 5:20 mean?
The list continues with sins of false worship and broken relationships.