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Romans 8:6–7

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6For †to be carnally minded is mdeath; but †to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7Because †the carnal mind is nenmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, oneither indeed can be.

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Footnotes

  1. †Gr. the minding of the flesh. So ver. 7.
  2. mch. 6:21. ver. 13.
  3. †Gr. the minding of the Spirit. Gk. as ver. 27.
  4. †Gr. the minding of the flesh. So ver. 6.
  5. nJames 4:4. See Matt. 6:24.

Cross references

  1. o1 Cor. 2:14.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace. For the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to God’s law; indeed, it cannot.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now the mindset of the flesh is death, but the mindset of the Spirit is life and peace. The mindset of the flesh is hostile to God because it does not submit to God’s law. Indeed, it is unable to do so.

NLTNew Living Translation

So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace. For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For the mindset of the flesh is death, but the mindset of the Spirit is life and peace, because the mindset of the flesh is enmity toward God, for it is not subjected to the law of God, for it is not able to do so,