Romans 8:7 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

⁷ because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ [That is] because the mind of the flesh [with its carnal thoughts and purposes] is hostile to God, for it does not submit itself to God's Law; indeed it cannot.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:

Common English Bible

⁷ So the attitude that comes from selfishness is hostile to God. It doesn’t submit to God’s Law, because it can’t.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ And the wisdom of the flesh is inimical to God. For it is not subject to the law of God, nor can it be.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ Because the wisdom of the flesh is an enemy to God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither can it be.

Romans 8:7 Cross References

2 Chronicles 19:2

And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the wicked, and love them that hate the LORD? for this thing wrath is upon thee from before the LORD.

Job 15:13

That thou turnest thy spirit against God, And lettest such words go out of thy mouth.

Psalm 53:1

The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Corrupt are they, and have done abominable iniquity; There is none that doeth good.

Exodus 20:5

thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, upon the third and upon the fourth generation of them that hate me;

Jeremiah 13:23

Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? then may ye also do good, that are accustomed to do evil.

Ezekiel 14:5

that I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.

Matthew 12:34

Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Matthew 5:19

Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

John 7:7

The world cannot hate you; but me it hateth, because I testify of it, that its works are evil.

Romans 1:28

And even as they refused to have God in their knowledge, God gave them up unto a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not fitting;

Romans 1:30

backbiters, hateful to God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

Romans 3:31

Do we then make the law of none effect through faith? God forbid: nay, we establish the law.

Romans 5:10

For if, while we were enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, being reconciled, shall we be saved by his life;

Romans 7:22

For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

Romans 8:4

that the ordinance of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the spirit.

1 Corinthians 2:14

Now the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him; and he cannot know them, because they are spiritually judged.

1 Corinthians 9:21

to them that are without law, as without law, not being without law to God, but under law to Christ, that I might gain them that are without law.

Colossians 1:21

And you, being in time past alienated and enemies in your mind in your evil works, yet now hath he reconciled

Colossians 2:18

Let no man rob you of your prize by a voluntary humility and worshipping of the angels, dwelling in the things which he hath seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind,

2 Timothy 3:4

traitors, headstrong, puffed up, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God;

Hebrews 8:10

For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel After those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, And on their heart also will I write them: And I will be to them a God, And they shall be to me a people:

James 4:4

Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.

2 Peter 2:14

having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; enticing unstedfast souls; having a heart exercised in covetousness; children of cursing;