Romans 8:12

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

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

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 who raised up Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised up Christ from the dead will also quicken your mortal bodies, because of his Spirit that dwells in you.

13For if ye live according to the flesh, ye shall die; but if by the Spirit ye mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

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Cross References

Romans 6:2Far be it! How shall we who died to sin, live any longer therein?

1 Peter 4:2that ye no longer may live the remaining time in the flesh by the lusts of men, but by 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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