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I was reading Galatians 5:22-23 earlier in the Schlachter 2000 Bible, because I was planning on writing a short little guide on “what makes a biblical man,” in German, then translating it into English just because, and I am glad I chose to. I noticed that it said die Frucht (the fruit) as opposed to die Früchte (the fruits.) So I thought about it, and I looked at in my Bible and it says “the fruit.” I have never noticed this before, because in my dialect, “fruit” is understoond as plural and singular of one kind of fruit, like an apple, and fruits of multiple types of fruit.
So to be specific, is it within the Greek grammar to say “One type of fruit (of the spirit,)” but in different forms of fruits?
Randy Buchanan
There’s one fruit with various manifestations. But, all the fruit are birthed out of the divine love of God and those fruit become declarations of righteousness and truth.
“For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light — for the fruit of the light consists of all goodness, righteousness, and truth — testing what is pleasing to the Lord.”
Ephesians 5:8-10 CSB
“For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true. Carefully determine what pleases the Lord.”
Ephesians 5:8-10 NLT
“For ye were sometimes darkness, but now are ye light in the Lord: walk as children of light: (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;) proving what is acceptable unto the Lord.”
Ephesians 5:8-10 KJV
“But the Holy Spirit produces this kind of fruit in our lives: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. There is no law against these things! Those who belong to Christ Jesus have nailed the passions and desires of their sinful nature to his cross and crucified them there. Since we are living by the Spirit, let us follow the Spirit’s leading in every part of our lives. Let us not become conceited, or provoke one another, or be jealous of one another.”
Galatians 5:22-26 NLT