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21 And what was the result? You are now ashamed of the things you used to do, things that end in eternal doom.

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21 What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!(A)

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32 They know God’s justice requires that those who do these things deserve to die, yet they do them anyway. Worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.

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32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death,(A) they not only continue to do these very things but also approve(B) of those who practice them.

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When we were controlled by our old nature,[a] sinful desires were at work within us, and the law aroused these evil desires that produced a harvest of sinful deeds, resulting in death.

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Footnotes

  1. 7:5 Greek When we were in the flesh.

For when we were in the realm of the flesh,[a](A) the sinful passions aroused by the law(B) were at work in us,(C) so that we bore fruit for death.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 7:5 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.

23 For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.

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23 For the wages of sin is death,(A) but the gift of God is eternal life(B) in[a] Christ Jesus our Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 6:23 Or through

Don’t be misled—you cannot mock the justice of God. You will always harvest what you plant. Those who live only to satisfy their own sinful nature will harvest decay and death from that sinful nature. But those who live to please the Spirit will harvest everlasting life from the Spirit.

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Do not be deceived:(A) God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows.(B) Whoever sows to please their flesh,(C) from the flesh will reap destruction;(D) whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.(E)

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12 There is a path before each person that seems right,
    but it ends in death.

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12 There is a way that appears to be right,(A)
    but in the end it leads to death.(B)

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Living as Children of God

28 And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame.

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God’s Children and Sin

28 And now, dear children,(A) continue in him, so that when he appears(B) we may be confident(C) and unashamed before him at his coming.(D)

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But if a field bears thorns and thistles, it is useless. The farmer will soon condemn that field and burn it.

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But land that produces thorns and thistles is worthless and is in danger of being cursed.(A) In the end it will be burned.

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13 For if you live by its dictates, you will die. But if through the power of the Spirit you put to death the deeds of your sinful nature,[a] you will live.

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  1. 8:13 Greek deeds of the body.

13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die;(A) but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body,(B) you will live.(C)

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Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting disgrace.

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Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake:(A) some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt.(B)

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10 But I, the Lord, search all hearts
    and examine secret motives.
I give all people their due rewards,
    according to what their actions deserve.”

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10 “I the Lord search the heart(A)
    and examine the mind,(B)
to reward(C) each person according to their conduct,
    according to what their deeds deserve.”(D)

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14 Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is the second death.

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14 Then death(A) and Hades(B) were thrown into the lake of fire.(C) The lake of fire is the second death.(D)

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Since they shed the blood
    of your holy people and your prophets,
you have given them blood to drink.
    It is their just reward.”

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for they have shed the blood of your holy people and your prophets,(A)
    and you have given them blood to drink(B) as they deserve.”

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