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As W. E. Vine and others point out, thispassage in Galatians is not referring to theHoly Spirit; it's referring to the humanspirit, although the Holy Spirit is involved.At times it's difficult to tell whetherPaul is talking about the Holy Spirit or thehuman spirit because the same Greek word,pneuma, is used.If you read the entire passage, however,you'll see that Paul is contrasting the worksof the flesh with the works of the spirit.Verse 19 says, Now the works of the fleshare. . . . and verse 22 continues, But thefruit of the Spirit is ....