Romans 8:12

Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

In Context

11And if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead, dwell in you; he that raised up Jesus Christ from the dead, shall quicken also your mortal bodies, because of his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

13For if you live according to the flesh, you shall die: but if by the Spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh, you shall live.

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Cross References

Romans 6:2God forbid. For we that are dead to sin, how shall we live any longer therein?

1 Peter 4:2That now he may live the rest of his time in the flesh , not after the desires of men, but according to the will of God.

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 →

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