For what the law could not do(A) since it was weakened by the flesh,(B) God did. He condemned sin in the flesh by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh(C) as a sin offering,[a](D)

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  1. 8:3 Or for sin

For what the law was powerless(A) to do because it was weakened by the flesh,[a](B) God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh(C) to be a sin offering.[b](D) And so he condemned sin in the flesh,

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  1. Romans 8:3 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; also in verses 4-13.
  2. Romans 8:3 Or flesh, for sin

13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law by becoming a curse for us,(A) because it is written, Cursed is everyone who is hung on a tree.[a](B)

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  1. 3:13 Dt 21:23

13 Christ redeemed us from the curse of the law(A) by becoming a curse for us, for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who is hung on a pole.”[a](B)

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  1. Galatians 3:13 Deut. 21:23

24 He himself bore our sins(A) in his body(B) on the tree;(C) so that, having died to sins,(D) we might live for righteousness.(E) By his wounds[a](F) you have been healed.

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  1. 2:24 Is 53:5

24 “He himself bore our sins”(A) in his body on the cross,(B) so that we might die to sins(C) and live for righteousness; “by his wounds you have been healed.”(D)

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