Romans 8:12

Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, but not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.

Revised King James New Testament

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 lives in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead shall also give life to your mortal bodies by his Spirit who dwells in you.

13For if you live according to the flesh, you shall die: but if through the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you shall live.

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Cross References

Romans 6:2By no means. How shall we, who are dead to sin, live in it any longer?

1 Peter 4:2That he may live the rest of his time in the flesh no longer for the lusts of men, 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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