Romans 8:8
New King James Version
8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.
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Romans 8:8
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8 and those who are in the flesh [living a life that caters to sinful appetites and impulses] cannot please God.
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Romans 8:8
King James Version
8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
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Ephesians 2:3
New King James Version
3 (A)among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in (B)the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and (C)were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.
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Ephesians 2:3
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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.
Ephesians 2:3
King James Version
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 8:7
New King James Version
7 Because (A)the [a]carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, (B)nor indeed can be.
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- Romans 8:7 fleshly
Romans 8:7
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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 8:7
King James Version
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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