Romans 8:13
for if ye live after the flesh, ye must die; but if by the spirit ye mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
12So then, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh:
14For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
Cross References
Romans 6:21What fruit then had ye at that time in the things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
Romans 7:5For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were through the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
Romans 8:4that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit.
Galatians 5:19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Galatians 6:8For he that soweth unto his own flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth unto the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap eternal life.
Ephesians 4:30And grieve not the Holy Spirit of God, in whom ye were sealed unto the day of redemption.
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 →