Romans 8:3

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³For what the law was powerless^(A) to do because it was weakened by the flesh,^[a]^(B) God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh^(C) to be a sin offering.^[b]^(D) And so he condemned sin in the flesh,

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Romans 8:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 4-13.
Romans 8:3 Or flesh, for sin

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Romans 8:32-34

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³²He who did not spare his own Son,^(A) but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things? ³³Who will bring any charge^(B) against those whom God has chosen? It is God who justifies. ³⁴Who then is the one who condemns?^(C) No one. Christ Jesus who died^(D)—more than that, who was raised to life^(E)—is at the right hand of God^(F) and is also interceding for us.^(G)