Which instruction is given regarding the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23?

• A. The Spirit yields wealth and fame.
• B. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance.
• C. The flesh bears fruit of anger and jealousy.
• D. The Spirit yields only fear.

Answer: (B)

Galatians 5:22–23 shows what the Holy Spirit produces in a believer’s life, a set of nine character qualities that flow from living under the Spirit’s guidance. These are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. This list highlights the positive, transformative work of the Spirit, contrasting with the negative outcomes described earlier in the chapter as the works of the flesh. The statement that matches this passage exactly is the one that presents these nine qualities as the fruit the Spirit yields. The other options misstate the result—whether by attributing wealth and fame, or fear, or anger and jealousy, to either the Spirit or the flesh—which are not what Galatians 5:22–23 describes.