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Romans 8:8
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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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Romans 8:8
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8 and those who are (A)in the flesh cannot please God.
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Romans 8:8
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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
New International Version
Romans 8:8
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8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh(A) cannot please God.
Ephesians 2:3
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Ephesians 2:3
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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
New American Standard Bible
Ephesians 2:3
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3 Among them [a]we too all (A)previously lived in (B)the lusts of our flesh, [b]indulging the desires of the flesh and of the [c]mind, and were (C)by nature (D)children of wrath, (E)just as the rest.
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- Ephesians 2:3 I.e., Jewish believers
- Ephesians 2:3 Lit doing
- Ephesians 2:3 Lit thoughts
Ephesians 2:3
Amplified Bible
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
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Ephesians 2:3
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3 All of us also lived among them at one time,(A) gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a](B) 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.
Romans 8:7
New King James Version
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
New American Standard Bible
Romans 8:7
New American Standard Bible
7 because the mind [a]set on the flesh is (A)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 8:7 Lit of the
Romans 8:7
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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
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Romans 8:7
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7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God;(A) it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
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