Romans 8:6
for the mind of the flesh [is] death, and the mind of the Spirit—life and peace;
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
In Context
7because the mind of the flesh [is] enmity to God, for to the Law of God it does not subject itself,
Cross References
John 14:6Jesus says to him, “I AM the way, and the truth, and the life, no one comes to the Father, if not through Me;
John 17:5And now, glorify Me, You Father, with Yourself, with the glory that I had with You before the world was;
Romans 5:10for if, being enemies, we have been reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we will be saved in His life.
Romans 6:23for the wages of sin [is] death, and the gift of God [is] continuous life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 7:11for sin, having received an opportunity, through the command, deceived me, and through it, slew [me],
Romans 8:13for if according to the flesh you live, you are about to die; and if, by the Spirit, the deeds of the body you put to death, you will live;
Matthew Henry on Romans 8:2-10
The Believer's Privileges. ( a. d. 58.) 1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: 4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after… Read the whole commentary →