Romans 8:13
for if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die; but if by the Spirit ye mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
In Context
12Therefore, 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 the sons of God.
Cross References
Romans 6:21What fruit therefore had ye then in the things, which ye are now ashamed of? for the end of those things is death.
Romans 7:5For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions while we were under the law operated in our bodies so as to bring forth fruit unto death.
Romans 8:4that the righteousness of the law may be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit.
Galatians 5:19Now the works of the flesh are manifest, such as, adultery, fornication, uncleanness,
Galatians 6:8He then, who soweth to his flesh, shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he, that soweth to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
Ephesians 4:30And grieve not the holy Spirit of God whereby ye are sealed to 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 →