Fruit of the Spirit
Love, joy, peace and more: the harvest the Spirit grows in a believer's life
The fruit of the Spirit names the moral virtues the Holy Spirit produces in believers, listed in Galatians 5:22–23 as love, joy, peace, and the qualities that follow. The image of fruit suggests these are not self-generated achievements but the natural growth of a life rooted in the Spirit. Christians across traditions point to them as signs and evidence of the Spirit's transforming presence within the believer.
How it traveled
- GalatiansEphesus · 67explains
- RomansCorinth · 67explains
- PhilippiansRome · 67explains
- Homilies on First CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John ChrysostomConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- A Commentary on the Acts of the ApostlesConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Commentary on GalatiansWittenberg · 1546explains
- A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three PartsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Thoughts on the Revival of Religion in New EnglandNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Seventeen Occasional SermonsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Narrative of Surprising ConversionsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758applies
- Five Sermons. On Different OccasionsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- The great christian doctrine of original sin defendedNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Seven Sermons. On Important SubjectsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
Key passages(20)
Commentary on Galatians · Martin Luther
The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril · Cyril of Jerusalem
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts · Jonathan Edwards
Five Sermons. On Different Occasions · Jonathan Edwards
Seven Sermons. On Important Subjects · Jonathan Edwards
The great christian doctrine of original sin defended · Jonathan Edwards
A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles · John Chrysostom
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts · Jonathan Edwards
Narrative of Surprising Conversions · Jonathan Edwards
Seven Sermons. On Important Subjects · Jonathan Edwards
The First Epistle of the Blessed Clement, the Disciple of Peter the Apostle. · Two Epistles Concerning Virginity
A History of the Work of Redemption · Jonathan Edwards
Our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount · Augustine of Hippo
Commentary on Galatians · Martin Luther
The Twelve Books on the Institutes of the Cœnobia, and the Remedies for the Eight Principal Faults · John Cassian
On the Holy Spirit · Ambrose of Milan
The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the Romans · John Chrysostom
A Treatise Concerning Religious Affections, in Three Parts · Jonathan Edwards