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Romans 7:18
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Romans 7:18
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18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[a](A) For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
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- Romans 7:18 Or my flesh
John 3:6
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John 3:6
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- John 3:6 Or but spirit
Psalm 51:5
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Psalm 51:5
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Galatians 5:17
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Galatians 5:17
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17 For the flesh desires what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh.(A) They are in conflict with each other, so that you are not to do whatever[a] you want.(B)
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- Galatians 5:17 Or you do not do what
Romans 7:25
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Romans 7:25
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25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!(A)
So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law,(B) but in my sinful nature[a] a slave to the law of sin.(C)
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- Romans 7:25 Or in the flesh
Psalm 119:115-117
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Psalm 119:115-117
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Job 14:4
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Job 14:4
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Galatians 5:24
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Galatians 5:24
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Job 15:14-16
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Job 15:14-16
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Philippians 2:13
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Philippians 2:13
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Genesis 6:5
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Genesis 6:5
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5 The Lord saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth,(A) and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time.(B)
Titus 3:3
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Titus 3:3
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3 At one time(A) we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
Mark 7:21-23
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Mark 7:21-23
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21 For it is from within, out of a person’s heart, that evil thoughts come—sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed,(A) malice, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance and folly. 23 All these evils come from inside and defile a person.”
Ephesians 2:1-5
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Ephesians 2:1-5
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2 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,(A) 2 in which you used to live(B) when you followed the ways of this world(C) and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air,(D) the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.(E) 3 All of us also lived among them at one time,(F) gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a](G) and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath. 4 But because of his great love for us,(H) God, who is rich in mercy, 5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions(I)—it is by grace you have been saved.(J)
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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 8:3-13
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Romans 8:3-13
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3 For 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, 4 in order that the righteous requirement(E) of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.(F)
5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires;(G) but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.(H) 6 The mind governed by the flesh is death,(I) but the mind governed by the Spirit is life(J) and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God;(K) it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. 8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh(L) cannot please God.
9 You, however, are not in the realm of the flesh(M) but are in the realm of the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God lives in you.(N) And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ,(O) they do not belong to Christ. 10 But if Christ is in you,(P) then even though your body is subject to death because of sin, the Spirit gives life[c] because of righteousness. 11 And if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead(Q) is living in you, he who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies(R) because of[d] his Spirit who lives in you.
12 Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.(S) 13 For if you live according to the flesh, you will die;(T) but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body,(U) you will live.(V)
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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
- Romans 8:10 Or you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive
- Romans 8:11 Some manuscripts bodies through
Romans 7:19
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Romans 7:19
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19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.(A)
Romans 7:15
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Romans 7:15
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15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.(A)
Matthew 15:19
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Matthew 15:19
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19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts—murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false testimony, slander.(A)
Genesis 8:21
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Genesis 8:21
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21 The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma(A) and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground(B) because of humans, even though[a] every inclination of the human heart is evil from childhood.(C) And never again will I destroy(D) all living creatures,(E) as I have done.
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- Genesis 8:21 Or humans, for
1 Peter 4:2
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1 Peter 4:2
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2 As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires,(A) but rather for the will of God.
Philippians 3:12
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Philippians 3:12
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12 Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already arrived at my goal,(A) but I press on to take hold(B) of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.(C)
Luke 11:13
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Luke 11:13
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13 If you then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who ask him!”
Psalm 119:176
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Psalm 119:176
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Psalm 119:40
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Psalm 119:40
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Job 25:4
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Job 25:4
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4 How then can a mortal be righteous before God?
How can one born of woman be pure?(A)
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