Romans 8:5

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For those who are living in the way of the flesh give their minds to the things of the flesh, but those who go in the way of the Spirit, to the things of the Spirit.

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  • Gal 5:19-25 : 19 Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses, 20 Worship of images, use of strange powers, hates, fighting, desire for what another has, angry feelings, attempts to get the better of others, divisions, false teachings, 21 Envy, uncontrolled drinking and feasting, and such things: of which I give you word clearly, even as I did in the past, that they who do such things will have no part in the kingdom of God. 22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith, 23 Gentle behaviour, control over desires: against such there is no law. 24 And those who are Christ's have put to death on the cross the flesh with its passions and its evil desires. 25 If we are living by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us be guided.
  • 1 Cor 2:14 : 14 For the natural man is not able to take in the things of the Spirit of God: for they seem foolish to him, and he is not able to have knowledge of them, because such knowledge comes only through the Spirit.
  • John 3:6 : 6 That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit.
  • Phil 3:18-19 : 18 For there are those, of whom I have given you word before, and do so now with sorrow, who are haters of the cross of Christ; 19 Whose end is destruction, whose god is the stomach, and whose glory is in their shame, whose minds are fixed on the things of the earth.
  • Col 3:1-3 : 1 If then you have a new life with Christ, give your attention to the things of heaven, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2 Keep your mind on the higher things, not on the things of earth. 3 For your life on earth is done, and you have a secret life with Christ in God.
  • Mark 8:33 : 33 But he, turning about, and seeing his disciples, said sharply to Peter, Get out of my way, Satan: for your mind is not on the things of God, but on the things of men.
  • 2 Pet 2:10 : 10 But specially those who go after the unclean desires of the flesh, and make sport of authority. Ready to take chances, uncontrolled, they have no fear of saying evil of those in high places:
  • Rom 8:9 : 9 You are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God is in you. But if any man has not the Spirit of Christ he is not one of his.
  • Eph 5:9 : 9 (Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),
  • Rom 8:12-14 : 12 So then, my brothers, we are in debt, not to the flesh to be living in the way of the flesh: 13 For if you go in the way of the flesh, death will come on you; but if by the Spirit you put to death the works of the body, you will have life. 14 And all those who are guided by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
  • Rom 8:6-7 : 6 For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace: 7 Because the mind of the flesh is opposite to God; it is not under the law of God, and is not able to be:
  • 1 Cor 15:48 : 48 Those who are of the earth are like the man who was from the earth: and those who are of heaven are like the one from heaven.
  • 2 Cor 10:3 : 3 For though we may be living in the flesh, we are not fighting after the way of the flesh

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Rom 8:6-14
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    6For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:

    7Because the mind of the flesh is opposite to God; it is not under the law of God, and is not able to be:

    8So that those who are in the flesh are not able to give pleasure to God.

    9You are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if the Spirit of God is in you. But if any man has not the Spirit of Christ he is not one of his.

    10And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

    11But if the Spirit of him who made Jesus come again from the dead is in you, he who made Christ Jesus come again from the dead will in the same way, through his Spirit which is in you, give life to your bodies which now are under the power of death.

    12So then, my brothers, we are in debt, not to the flesh to be living in the way of the flesh:

    13For if you go in the way of the flesh, death will come on you; but if by the Spirit you put to death the works of the body, you will have life.

    14And all those who are guided by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

  • Rom 8:1-4
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    1For this cause those who are in Christ Jesus will not be judged as sinners.

    2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.

    3For what the law was not able to do because it was feeble through the flesh, God, sending his Son in the image of the evil flesh, and as an offering for sin, gave his decision against sin in the flesh:

    4So that what was ordered by the law might be done in us, who are living, not in the way of the flesh, but in the way of the Spirit.

  • Gal 5:16-19
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    16But I say, Go on in the Spirit, and you will not come under the rule of the evil desires of the flesh.

    17For the flesh has desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; because these are opposite the one to the other; so that you may not do the things which you have a mind to do.

    18But if you are guided by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

    19Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses,

  • Gal 6:8
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    8Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.

  • Rom 7:5-6
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    5For when we were in the flesh, the evil passions which came into being through the law were working in our bodies to give the fruit of death.

    6But now we are free from the law, having been made dead to that which had power over us; so that we are servants in the new way of the spirit, not in the old way of the letter.

  • Gal 5:24-25
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    24And those who are Christ's have put to death on the cross the flesh with its passions and its evil desires.

    25If we are living by the Spirit, by the Spirit let us be guided.

  • 2 Cor 10:3
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    3For though we may be living in the flesh, we are not fighting after the way of the flesh

  • Rom 7:14
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    14For we are conscious that the law is of the spirit; but I am of the flesh, given into the power of sin.

  • John 3:6
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    6That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit.

  • Rom 13:14
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    14But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not give thought to the flesh to do its desires.

  • 1 Pet 4:1-2
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    1So that as Jesus was put to death in the flesh, do you yourselves be of the same mind; for the death of the flesh puts an end to sin;

    2So that you may give the rest of your lives in the flesh, not to the desires of men, but to the purpose of God.

  • John 6:63
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    63The spirit is the life giver; the flesh is of no value: the words which I have said to you are spirit and they are life.

  • Jude 1:19
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    19These are the men who make divisions, natural men, not having the Spirit.

  • Col 2:23
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    23These things seem to have a sort of wisdom in self-ordered worship and making little of oneself, and being cruel to the body, not honouring it by giving it its natural use.

  • 2 Cor 5:16
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    16For this reason, from this time forward we have knowledge of no man after the flesh: even if we have had knowledge of Christ after the flesh, we have no longer any such knowledge.

  • Eph 5:9
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    9(Because the fruit of the light is in all righteousness and in everything which is good and true),

  • Rom 7:18
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    18For I am conscious that in me, that is, in my flesh, there is nothing good: I have the mind but not the power to do what is right.

  • 1 Cor 2:10
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    10But God has given us the revelation of these things through his Spirit, for the Spirit makes search into all things, even the deep things of God.

  • 1 Cor 2:13-15
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    13And these are the things which we say, not in the language of man's wisdom, but in words given to us by the Spirit, judging the things of the spirit by the help of the Spirit.

    14For the natural man is not able to take in the things of the Spirit of God: for they seem foolish to him, and he is not able to have knowledge of them, because such knowledge comes only through the Spirit.

    15But he who has the Spirit, though judging all things, is himself judged by no one.

  • Rom 14:19
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    19So then, let us go after the things which make peace, and the things by which we may be a help to one another.

  • Gal 5:22
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    22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, a quiet mind, kind acts, well-doing, faith,

  • Rom 8:23
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    23And not only so, but we who have the first fruits of the Spirit, even we have sorrow in our minds, waiting for the time when we will take our place as sons, that is, the salvation of our bodies.

  • Gal 6:13
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    13Because even those who undergo circumcision do not themselves keep the law; but they would have you undergo circumcision, so that they may have glory in your flesh.

  • Rom 6:12
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    12For this cause do not let sin be ruling in your body which is under the power of death, so that you give way to its desires;

  • Eph 4:23
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    23And be made new in the spirit of your mind,

  • Rom 8:16
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    16The Spirit is witness with our spirit that we are children of God:

  • Rom 7:23
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    23But I see another law in my body, working against the law of my mind, and making me the servant of the law of sin which is in my flesh.

  • Gal 3:3
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    3Are you so foolish? having made a start in the Spirit, will you now be made complete in the flesh?

  • 1 Cor 6:13
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    13Food is for the stomach and the stomach for food, and God will put an end to them together. But the body is not for the desires of the flesh, but for the Lord; and the Lord for the body:

  • 1 Cor 9:11
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    11If we have been planting the things of the Spirit for you, does it seem a great thing for you to give us a part in your things of this world?

  • Rom 14:17
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    17For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.