# Where is “The fruit of the Spirit” in the Bible?

> “The fruit of the Spirit” is Galatians 5:22.

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/is-it-in-the-bible/the-fruit-of-the-spirit
By Andrew Kittridge · November 10, 2026

Paul writes it to the churches in Galatia.

## The verse

> But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. No law stands against such things.
>
> — [Galatians 5:22-23](https://www.lumin.faith/read/galatians/5#22) (Lumin Translation)

These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible.

## What it means there

Paul lists nine things: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. “Fruit” is singular. It is one harvest that grows where the Spirit is at work, set against the “works of the flesh” listed just before.

## Common questions

### Where is “The fruit of the Spirit” in the Bible?

“The fruit of the Spirit” is Galatians 5:22. These exact words are in the Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible. Paul writes it to the churches in Galatia.

### Is “The fruit of the Spirit” in the Bible?

Yes. It is Galatians 5:22. In the Lumin Translation, Galatians 5:22-23 reads: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. No law stands against such things.”

### Who said “The fruit of the Spirit”?

Paul writes it to the churches in Galatia.

### What does “The fruit of the Spirit” mean in the Bible?

Paul lists nine things: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. “Fruit” is singular. It is one harvest that grows where the Spirit is at work, set against the “works of the flesh” listed just before.

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