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1 Corinthians 3:1
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1 Corinthians 3:1
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Sectarianism Is Carnal
3 And I, brethren, could not speak to you as to spiritual people but as to carnal, as to (A)babes in Christ.
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1 Corinthians 3:1
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1 Corinthians 3:1
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Foundations for Living
3 And I, brothers and sisters, could not speak to you as (A)spiritual people, but only as (B)fleshly, as to (C)infants in Christ.
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1 Corinthians 3:1
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1 Corinthians 3:1
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Foundations for Living
3 However, brothers and sisters, I could not talk to you as to spiritual people, but [only] as to [a]worldly people [dominated by human nature], mere infants [in the new life] in Christ!
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- 1 Corinthians 3:1 Lit fleshly.
1 Corinthians 3:1
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1 Corinthians 3:1
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The Church and Its Leaders
3 Brothers and sisters, I could not address you as people who live by the Spirit(A) but as people who are still worldly(B)—mere infants(C) in Christ.
1 Corinthians 3:1
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1 Corinthians 3:1
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3 And I, brethren, could not speak unto you as unto spiritual, but as unto carnal, even as unto babes in Christ.
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1 Corinthians 3:3
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1 Corinthians 3:3
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3 for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal and [a]behaving like mere men?
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- 1 Corinthians 3:3 Lit. walking according to man
1 Corinthians 3:3
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1 Corinthians 3:3
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3 for you are still fleshly. For since there is (A)jealousy and strife among you, are you not fleshly, and are you not walking (B)like ordinary people?
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1 Corinthians 3:3
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1 Corinthians 3:3
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3 You are still [a]worldly [controlled by ordinary impulses, the sinful capacity]. For as long as there is jealousy and strife and discord among you, are you not [b]unspiritual, and are you not walking like ordinary men [unchanged by faith]?
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- 1 Corinthians 3:3 Lit fleshly.
- 1 Corinthians 3:3 Lit fleshly.
1 Corinthians 3:3
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1 Corinthians 3:3
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3 You are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and quarreling(A) among you, are you not worldly? Are you not acting like mere humans?
1 Corinthians 3:3
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1 Corinthians 3:3
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3 For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?
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Ephesians 2:2-3
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Ephesians 2:2-3
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2 (A)in which you once walked according to the [a]course of this world, according to (B)the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in (C)the sons of disobedience, 3 (D)among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in (E)the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and (F)were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
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- Ephesians 2:2 Gr. aion, aeon
Ephesians 2:2-3
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Ephesians 2:2-3
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2 in which you (A)previously walked according to the [a]course of (B)this world, according to (C)the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in (D)the [b]sons of disobedience. 3 Among them [c]we too all (E)previously lived in (F)the lusts of our flesh, [d]indulging the desires of the flesh and of the [e]mind, and were (G)by nature (H)children of wrath, (I)just as the rest.
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- Ephesians 2:2 Lit age
- Ephesians 2:2 I.e., people opposed to God
- Ephesians 2:3 I.e., Jewish believers
- Ephesians 2:3 Lit doing
- Ephesians 2:3 Lit thoughts
Ephesians 2:2-3
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Ephesians 2:2-3
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2 in which you once walked. You were following the ways of this world [influenced by this present age], in accordance with the prince of the power of the air (Satan), the spirit who is now at work in the disobedient [the unbelieving, who fight against the purposes of God]. 3 Among these [unbelievers] we all once lived in the passions of our flesh [our behavior governed by the sinful self], indulging the desires of [a]human nature [without the Holy Spirit] and [the impulses] of the [sinful] mind. We were, by nature, children [under the sentence] of [God’s] wrath, just like the rest [of mankind].
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- Ephesians 2:3 Lit flesh.
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Ephesians 2:2-3
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2 in which you used to live(A) when you followed the ways of this world(B) and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air,(C) the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.(D) 3 All of us also lived among them at one time,(E) gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a](F) and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.
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- Ephesians 2:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
Ephesians 2:2-3
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Ephesians 2:2-3
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2 Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:
3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
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Romans 8:6-7
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Romans 8:6-7
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6 For (A)to be [a]carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because (B)the [b]carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, (C)nor indeed can be.
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- Romans 8:6 fleshly
- Romans 8:7 fleshly
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Romans 8:6-7
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6 (A)For the mind [a]set on the flesh is (B)death, but the mind [b]set on the Spirit is life and peace, 7 because the mind [c]set on the flesh is (C)hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able to do so,
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- Romans 8:6 Lit of the
- Romans 8:6 Lit of the
- Romans 8:7 Lit of the
Romans 8:6-7
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Romans 8:6-7
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6 Now the mind of the flesh is death [both now and forever—because it pursues sin]; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace [the spiritual well-being that comes from walking with God—both now and forever]; 7 the mind of the flesh [with its sinful pursuits] is actively hostile to God. It does not submit itself to God’s law, since it cannot,
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Romans 8:6-7
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Romans 8:6-7
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6 The mind governed by the flesh is death,(A) but the mind governed by the Spirit is life(B) and peace. 7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God;(C) it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
Romans 8:6-7
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Romans 8:6-7
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6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.
7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
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