Galatians 5:22-23
Galatians 5 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read Galatians 5:22-23 in the NABRE onlineBut the fruit of the Spirit is, charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity, mildness, faith, modesty, continency, chastity. Against such there is no law.
Reflection
Patience is listed as a fruit of the Spirit, not a product of effort. You do not grow it by trying harder; you bear it by abiding. The order of the fruit puts love first and patience close behind.