Can you name all nine, in order?
Two short games for learning the fruit of the Spirit by heart. First tap the nine in the order Galatians 5:22-23 gives them. Then find which one has gone missing.
Knowing the list is the easy half.
This page is from the team behind Ninefruit: Fruit of the Spirit for iPhone and iPad. This game helps you remember the nine. According to its App Store listing, Ninefruit is about practising them:
- Today's Moment: one realistic situation from home, school, work or online, in about two minutes, with no score
- Help Me Practise: 18 everyday struggles, each with the fruit that helps, a Bible passage, a real example and one action to try
- Nine five-stage practice plans, one for each fruit
- Games such as Spot the Fruit, Rewrite the Response and Fruit Detective
- Family Conversation Cards with questions and activities
Ninefruit describes itself as a practice and learning tool, not a test of your faith. Nothing on this page is stored.
Three ways to make the list stick
Group them in threes. Love, joy, peace. Patience, kindness, goodness. Faith, gentleness, self-control. Three short groups are far easier to hold than one list of nine.
Say it out loud, then cover it. Read the verse aloud once, look away and say it again. Speaking it does more than reading it silently five times.
Tie one to today. Pick the fruit you are most likely to need before bedtime and name the moment it will be needed. A word attached to a real situation stays put.
A note on wording
This page uses the World English Bible, which is in the public domain and reads "faith" for the seventh fruit. Many modern translations say "faithfulness", and some say "forbearance" where this one says "patience". The order is the same in all of them.
Questions
What are the nine fruit of the Spirit in order?
Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faith (or faithfulness), gentleness and self-control. They are listed in Galatians 5:22-23.
Is it "fruit" or "fruits" of the Spirit?
The verse uses the singular, "fruit", for all nine together. Many people say "fruits" in everyday speech and both are widely understood.
Can children play this?
Yes. The first game works well from about age six with a reader alongside. Nothing is stored and there is nothing to sign up for.
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- Fruit of the Spirit chart for kidsMake a printable Fruit of the Spirit chart for kids: add a name, pick which fruits to focus on, and tick a fruit each time you spot it during the week.
- Fruit of the Spirit self-reflection quizEighteen honest statements about the last two weeks. See which of the nine fruit of the Spirit to practise next, with a passage to read and a printable week card.
- Fruit of the Spirit weekly check-inA two-minute Fruit of the Spirit reflection from Galatians 5:22-23: nine honest questions about your week, then one fruit to practise and a small way to start.
- 27 Virtue Reflection SituationsExplore practical choices through nine fruit-of-the-Spirit themes; each answer fits the scenario, not a spiritual score.
- Fruit of the Spirit at Work: 9 Reflection Cards | NinefruitNine original workplace reflection cards for meetings, messages and shared tasks, with optional response examples and a small-group discussion guide.
- Keep or Renegotiate a Promise: Six Everyday Practice ScenariosExplore six realistic promise dilemmas, compare possible responses and write one smaller commitment. A free practice companion without a faith score.