Romans 8:12

So brothers and sisters, we don't have to follow our sinful nature that operates according to our human desires.

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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

11The Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead lives in you. He who raised Jesus from the dead will also give life to your dead bodies through his Spirit that lives in you.

13For if you live under the control of your sinful nature, you're going to die. But if you follow the way of the Spirit, putting to death the evil things you do, then you will live.

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Cross References

Romans 6:2Of course not! Since we're already dead to sin, how can we continue to live in sin?

1 Peter 4:2You will not live the rest of your lives following human desires, but doing what God wants.

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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