The Fruit of the Spirit in Spanish (Gálatas 5:22)

Spanish calls the fruit of the Spirit "el fruto del Espíritu", and the verse reads like a string of pearls: love, joy, peace, one word at a time.

Here is Galatians 5:22 in the Reina-Valera with the English underneath, read aloud by a real voice at full speed and slow.

Galatians 5:22 · Gálatas 5:22

Mas el fruto del Espíritu es: caridad, gozo, paz, tolerancia, benignidad, bondad, fe.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Word by word

Mas el fruto del Espíritu es: but the fruit of the Spirit is
caridad: love ("caridad," the old word for love)
gozo: joy
paz: peace
tolerancia: patience
benignidad: kindness
bondad: goodness
fe: faith (the Berean lists this fruit as "faithfulness")

Galatians 5:23 · Gálatas 5:23

Mansedumbre, templanza: contra tales cosas no hay ley.

Gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Word by word

Mansedumbre: gentleness
templanza: self-control (self-control)
contra tales cosas: against such things
no hay ley: there is no law

How to pronounce it

Espíritu: es-PEE-ree-too. The written accent tells you where the stress goes: Es-PI-ri-tu, not Es-pi-RI-tu.
gozo: GOH-soh. Joy. A word worth knowing on its own; it shows up all over the Psalms.
paz: pahs. Peace. In Latin American Spanish the z sounds like s.

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Common questions

How do you say the fruit of the Spirit in Spanish?+

"el fruto del Espíritu." Galatians 5:22 in the Reina-Valera begins: "Mas el fruto del Espíritu es: caridad, gozo, paz, tolerancia, benignidad, bondad, fe."

What are the fruits named in Spanish?+

In verse 22: caridad (love), gozo (joy), paz (peace), tolerancia (patience), benignidad (kindness), bondad (goodness), and fe (faithfulness). Verse 23, above, completes the list: mansedumbre (meekness) and templanza (self-control), against which there is no law.

Why does it say caridad instead of amor?+

The Reina-Valera of 1909 uses caridad for love, exactly as the King James says charity. Modern Spanish translations say amor. Both mean the self-giving love of 1 Corinthians 13.

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The Fruit of the Spirit in Spanish (Gálatas 5:22)

Spanish calls the fruit of the Spirit "el fruto del Espíritu", and the verse reads like a string of pearls: love, joy, peace, one word at a time.

Here is Galatians 5:22 in the Reina-Valera with the English underneath, read aloud by a real voice at full speed and slow.

Galatians 5:22 · Gálatas 5:22

Mas el fruto del Espíritu es: caridad, gozo, paz, tolerancia, benignidad, bondad, fe.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Word by word

Mas el fruto del Espíritu es: but the fruit of the Spirit is
caridad: love ("caridad," the old word for love)
gozo: joy
paz: peace
tolerancia: patience
benignidad: kindness
bondad: goodness
fe: faith (the Berean lists this fruit as "faithfulness")

Galatians 5:23 · Gálatas 5:23

Mansedumbre, templanza: contra tales cosas no hay ley.

Gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law.

Word by word

Mansedumbre: gentleness
templanza: self-control (self-control)
contra tales cosas: against such things
no hay ley: there is no law

How to pronounce it

Espíritu: es-PEE-ree-too. The written accent tells you where the stress goes: Es-PI-ri-tu, not Es-pi-RI-tu.
gozo: GOH-soh. Joy. A word worth knowing on its own; it shows up all over the Psalms.
paz: pahs. Peace. In Latin American Spanish the z sounds like s.

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Common questions

How do you say the fruit of the Spirit in Spanish?+

"el fruto del Espíritu." Galatians 5:22 in the Reina-Valera begins: "Mas el fruto del Espíritu es: caridad, gozo, paz, tolerancia, benignidad, bondad, fe."

What are the fruits named in Spanish?+

Why does it say caridad instead of amor?+

The Reina-Valera of 1909 uses caridad for love, exactly as the King James says charity. Modern Spanish translations say amor. Both mean the self-giving love of 1 Corinthians 13.