Romans 8:13
For if you go in the way of the flesh, death will come on you; but if by the Spirit you put to death the works of the body, you will have life.
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12So then, my brothers, we are in debt, not to the flesh to be living in the way of the flesh:
14And all those who are guided by the Spirit of God are sons of God.
Cross References
Romans 6:21What fruit had you at that time in the things which are now a shame to you? for the end of such things is death.
Romans 7:5For when we were in the flesh, the evil passions which came into being through the law were working in our bodies to give the fruit of death.
Romans 8:4So that what was ordered by the law might be done in us, who are living, not in the way of the flesh, but in the way of the Spirit.
Galatians 5:19Now the works of the flesh are clear, which are these: evil desire, unclean things, wrong use of the senses,
Galatians 6:8Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.
Ephesians 4:30And do not give grief to the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were marked for the day of salvation.
Matthew Henry on Romans 8:11-17
The Believer's Privileges. ( a. d. 58.) 10 And if Christ be in you, the body is dead because of sin; but the Spirit is life because of righteousness. 11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you. 12 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh. 13 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the… Read the whole commentary →