Romans 8:12

So then, brothers, we have no obligation to the flesh, to live according to it;

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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 Jesus from the dead dwells in you, then He who raised the Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies because of His Spirit who dwells in you.

13because if you live according to the flesh, you are about to die; but if you put to death the practices of the body, by the Spirit, you will live.

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Cross References

Romans 6:2Of course not! How can we who died to sin keep on living in it?

1 Peter 4:2so as not to live your remaining time in flesh for human lusts any longer, but for 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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