Romans 7:18
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18 For I know that nothing good dwells (A)in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out.
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John 3:6
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6 (A)That which is born of the flesh is (B)flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.[a]
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- John 3:6 The same Greek word means both wind and spirit
Psalm 51:5
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5 Behold, (A)I was brought forth in iniquity,
and in sin did my mother conceive me.
Galatians 5:17
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17 For (A)the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, (B)to keep you from doing the things you want to do.
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Romans 7:25
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25 Thanks be to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.
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Psalm 119:115-117
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Job 14:4
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4 Who can bring (A)a clean thing out of an unclean?
There is not one.
Galatians 5:24
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24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus (A)have crucified the flesh with its (B)passions and desires.
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Job 15:14-16
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14 (A)What is man, (B)that he can be pure?
Or he who is (C)born of a woman, that he can be righteous?
15 Behold, God[a] (D)puts no trust in his (E)holy ones,
and the heavens are not pure in his sight;
16 (F)how much less one who is abominable and (G)corrupt,
a man who (H)drinks injustice like water!
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- Job 15:15 Hebrew he
Philippians 2:13
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13 for (A)it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for (B)his good pleasure.
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Genesis 6:5
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5 (A)The Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every (B)intention of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
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Titus 3:3
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3 For (A)we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
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Mark 7:21-23
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Ephesians 2:1-5
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By Grace Through Faith
2 (A)And you were (B)dead in the trespasses and sins 2 (C)in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following (D)the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in (E)the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in (F)the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body[a] and the mind, and (G)were by nature (H)children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.[b] 4 But[c] God, being (I)rich in mercy, (J)because of the great love with which he loved us, 5 even (K)when we were dead in our trespasses, (L)made us alive together with Christ—(M)by grace you have been saved—
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- Ephesians 2:3 Greek flesh
- Ephesians 2:3 Greek like the rest
- Ephesians 2:4 Or And
Romans 8:3-13
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3 For (A)God has done what the law, (B)weakened by the flesh, (C)could not do. (D)By sending his own Son (E)in the likeness of sinful flesh and (F)for sin,[a] he condemned sin in the flesh, 4 in order that (G)the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, (H)who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. 5 For (I)those who live according to the flesh set their minds on (J)the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on (K)the things of the Spirit. 6 For to set (L)the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. 7 For the mind that is set on the flesh is (M)hostile to God, for it does not submit to God's law; (N)indeed, it cannot. 8 Those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
9 You, however, are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if in fact (O)the Spirit of God dwells in you. (P)Anyone who does not have (Q)the Spirit of Christ does not belong to him. 10 But if Christ is in you, although the body is dead because of sin, the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 If the Spirit of (R)him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus[b] from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies (S)through his Spirit who dwells in you.
Heirs with Christ
12 So then, brothers,[c] we are debtors, (T)not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh. 13 For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you (U)put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
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- Romans 8:3 Or and as a sin offering
- Romans 8:11 Some manuscripts lack Jesus
- Romans 8:12 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 29
Romans 7:19
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19 (A)For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing.
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Romans 7:15
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15 For I do not understand my own actions. For (A)I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.
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Matthew 15:19
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19 For out of the heart come (A)evil thoughts, (B)murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, (C)slander.
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Genesis 8:21
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21 And when the Lord smelled (A)the pleasing aroma, the Lord said in his heart, “I will never again (B)curse[a] the ground because of man, for (C)the intention of man's heart is evil from his youth. (D)Neither will I ever again strike down every living creature as I have done.
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- Genesis 8:21 Or dishonor
1 Peter 4:2
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2 (A)so as to live for (B)the rest of the time in the flesh (C)no longer for human passions but (D)for the will of God.
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Philippians 3:12
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Straining Toward the Goal
12 Not that I have already (A)obtained this or (B)am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own.
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Luke 11:13
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13 If you then, (A)who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will the heavenly Father (B)give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
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Psalm 119:176
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176 I have (A)gone astray like a lost sheep; seek your servant,
for I do not (B)forget your commandments.
Psalm 119:40
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Job 25:4
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