Romans 8:6

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“The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,”

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BSBPD

“The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for the mind of the flesh <FI>is<Fi> death, and the mind of the Spirit--life and peace;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 8:6 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
  2. John 14:27Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.
  3. John 17:5And now, Father, glorify Me in Your presence with the glory I had with You before the world existed.
  4. Romans 5:1Therefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
  5. Romans 5:10For if, when we were enemies of God, we were reconciled to Him through the death of His Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through His life!
  6. Romans 6:21What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
  7. Romans 6:23For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
  8. Romans 7:5For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death.
  9. Romans 7:11For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death.
  10. Romans 8:7because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
  11. Romans 8:13For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
  12. Romans 13:14Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
  13. Romans 14:17For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.
  14. Galatians 5:22But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
  15. Galatians 6:8The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
  16. James 1:14But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.

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