Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,
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Now the deeds of the flesh are obvious, which are: adultery, sexual immorality, uncleanness, lustfulness,
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Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.
The Torah (Exod 20:14, Deut 5:18) and the New Testament (Acts 15:20, 1 Cor 5:1, 6:13, 6:18, 10:8, 2 Cor 12:21, Gal 5:19-21, Eph 5:3, Col 3:5-6, 1 Thess 4:3, Heb 13:4, Jude 7) repeatedly condemn fornication and adultery. But Hosea 1:2 and 3:1 have YHWH commanding the prophet Hosea to take a "wife of whoredoms" and later to love an adulteress — God explicitly commanding the act his own law forbids.
Critical scholarship: Leans toward reconciliation.
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"Galatians 5:19 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/galatians/5/19?version=WEB (retrieved 26 August 2026).