Galatians 5:17
Douay-Rheims
For the flesh lusteth against the spirit: and the spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary one to another: so that you do not the things that you would.
Tertullian
Thus, so long as the things which are the Spirit's please them not, the things which are of the flesh will please, as being the contraries of the Spirit. "The flesh," saith (the apostle), "lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh." But what will the flesh "lust" after, except what is more of the flesh? For which reason withal, in.
Source details
A.D. 220 · on Gal 5:17 (On Monogamy)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.