Romans 8:13
For 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.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
12So that, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.
14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are sons of God.
Cross References
Romans 6:21What fruit therefore had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.
Romans 7:5For when we were in the flesh, the emotions of sins, which were by the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
Romans 8:4that the requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the Spirit.
Galatians 5:19Now the works of the flesh are manifest; which are, fornication, uncleanness, wantonness,
Galatians 6:8Because he that sows to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that sows to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Ephesians 4:30And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption.
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 →