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Galatians 5:16
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Galatians 5:16
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Walking in the Spirit
16 I say then: (A)Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.
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Galatians 5:16
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Galatians 5:16
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Galatians 5:24-25
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Galatians 5:24-25
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24 And those who are Christ’s (A)have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 (B)If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit.
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Galatians 5:24-25
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Galatians 5:24-25
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24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh(A) with its passions and desires.(B) 25 Since we live by the Spirit,(C) let us keep in step with the Spirit.
Romans 8:12-14
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Romans 8:12-14
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Sonship Through the Spirit
12 (A)Therefore, brethren, we are debtors—not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For (B)if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you (C)put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14 For (D)as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
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Romans 8:12-14
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Romans 8:12-14
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12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.(A) 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die;(B) but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body,(C) you will live.(D)
14 For those who are led by the Spirit of God(E) are the children of God.(F)
Galatians 5:19-21
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Galatians 5:19-21
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19 Now (A)the works of the flesh are evident, which are: [a]adultery, [b]fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, 20 idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, 21 envy, [c]murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that (B)those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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- Galatians 5:19 NU omits adultery
- Galatians 5:19 sexual immorality
- Galatians 5:21 NU omits murders
Galatians 5:19-21
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Galatians 5:19-21
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19 The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality,(A) impurity and debauchery; 20 idolatry and witchcraft; hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions 21 and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like.(B) I warn you, as I did before, that those who live like this will not inherit the kingdom of God.(C)
Galatians 6:8
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Galatians 6:8
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8 For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap (A)everlasting life.
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Galatians 6:8
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Galatians 6:8
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8 Whoever sows to please their flesh,(A) from the flesh will reap destruction;(B) whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.(C)
Colossians 3:5-10
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Colossians 3:5-10
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5 (A)Therefore put to death (B)your members which are on the earth: (C)fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, (D)which is idolatry. 6 (E)Because of these things the wrath of God is coming upon (F)the sons of disobedience, 7 (G)in which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.
8 (H)But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds, 10 and have put on the new man who (I)is renewed in knowledge (J)according to the image of Him who (K)created him,
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Colossians 3:5-10
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Colossians 3:5-10
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5 Put to death,(A) therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:(B) sexual immorality,(C) impurity, lust, evil desires and greed,(D) which is idolatry.(E) 6 Because of these, the wrath of God(F) is coming.[a] 7 You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.(G) 8 But now you must also rid yourselves(H) of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander,(I) and filthy language from your lips.(J) 9 Do not lie to each other,(K) since you have taken off your old self(L) with its practices 10 and have put on the new self,(M) which is being renewed(N) in knowledge in the image of its Creator.(O)
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- Colossians 3:6 Some early manuscripts coming on those who are disobedient
Romans 8:4-5
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Romans 8:4-5
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4 that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us who (A)do not walk according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 For (B)those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, (C)the things of the Spirit.
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Romans 8:4-5
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Romans 8:4-5
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4 in order that the righteous requirement(A) of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.(B)
5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires;(C) but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.(D)
Romans 13:13-14
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Romans 13:13-14
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13 (A)Let us walk [a]properly, as in the day, (B)not in revelry and drunkenness, (C)not in lewdness and lust, (D)not in strife and envy. 14 But (E)put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and (F)make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.
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- Romans 13:13 decently
Romans 13:13-14
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Romans 13:13-14
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13 Let us behave decently, as in the daytime, not in carousing and drunkenness,(A) not in sexual immorality and debauchery, not in dissension and jealousy.(B) 14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ,(C) and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.[a](D)
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- Romans 13:14 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.
1 John 2:15-16
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1 John 2:15-16
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Do Not Love the World
15 (A)Do not love the world or the things in the world. (B)If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, (C)the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world.
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1 John 2:15-16
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On Not Loving the World
15 Do not love the world or anything in the world.(A) If anyone loves the world, love for the Father[a] is not in them.(B) 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh,(C) the lust of the eyes,(D) and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.
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- 1 John 2:15 Or world, the Father’s love
1 Peter 2:11
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1 Peter 2:11
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Living Before the World
11 Beloved, I beg you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts (A)which war against the soul,
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1 Peter 2:11
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1 Peter 2:11
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Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society
11 Dear friends,(A) I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,(B) to abstain from sinful desires,(C) which wage war against your soul.(D)
2 Corinthians 7:1
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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The Corinthians’ Repentance
7 Therefore,(A) having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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2 Corinthians 7:1
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7 Therefore, since we have these promises,(A) dear friends,(B) let us purify ourselves from everything that contaminates body and spirit, perfecting holiness(C) out of reverence for God.
Ephesians 2:3
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Ephesians 2:3
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3 (A)among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in (B)the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and (C)were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
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Ephesians 2:3
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Ephesians 2:3
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3 All of us also lived among them at one time,(A) gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a](B) and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.
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- Ephesians 2:3 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.
Romans 6:12
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Romans 6:12
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12 (A)Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.
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Romans 6:12
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Romans 6:12
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12 Therefore do not let sin reign(A) in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires.
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