Romans 8:12

Hence, then, brethren—debtors, we are, not unto the flesh, that, according to flesh, we should live,—

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

11If, moreover, the Spirit of him that raised Jesus from among the dead dwelleth in you, he that raised from among the dead Christ Jesus, shall make alive [even] your death-doomed bodies, through means of his indwelling Spirit within you.

13For, if according to flesh ye live, ye are about to die, whereas, if in spirit, the practices of the flesh, ye are putting to death, ye shall attain unto life;

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Cross References

Romans 6:2Far be it! we who have died unto sin, how, any longer, shall we live therein?

1 Peter 4:2To the end that, no longer, in men’s covetings, but in God’s will, ye may live, the still remaining time.

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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