Romans 6:12

God's Word

Therefore, never let sin rule your physical body so that you obey its desires.

Cross References

Genesis 4:7

If you do well, won’t you be accepted? But if you don’t do well, sin is lying outside your door ready to attack. It wants to control you, but you must master it.”

Psalm 119:133

Make my steps secure through your promise, and do not let any sin control me.

Psalm 19:13

Keep me from sinning. Do not let anyone gain control over me. Then I will be blameless, and I will be free from any great offense.

Leviticus 13:40

“If a man loses his hair, he is clean, even though he is bald.

Numbers 33:55

“ ‘But if you do not force out those who live in the land, they will be like splinters in your eyes and thorns in your sides. They will constantly fight with you over the land you live in.

Romans 13:14

Instead, live like the Lord Jesus Christ did, and forget about satisfying the desires of your corrupt nature.

Romans 2:8

anger and fury on those who, in selfish pride, refuse to believe the truth and who follow what is wrong.

Romans 5:21

As sin ruled by bringing death, God’s kindness would rule by bringing us his approval. This results in our living forever because of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 6:14

Certainly, sin shouldn’t have power over you because you’re not controlled by God’s laws, but by God’s favor.

Romans 6:16

Don’t you know that if you offer to be someone’s slave, you must obey that master? Either your master is sin, or your master is obedience. Letting sin be your master leads to death. Letting obedience be your master leads to God’s approval.

Romans 8:11

Does the Spirit of the one who brought Jesus back to life live in you? Then the one who brought Christ back to life will also make your mortal bodies alive by his Spirit who lives in you.

Romans 8:13

If you live by your corrupt nature, you are going to die. But if you use your spiritual nature to put to death the evil activities of the body, you will live.

2 Corinthians 4:11

While we are alive, we are constantly handed over to death for Jesus’ sake so that the life of Jesus is also shown in our mortal nature.

2 Corinthians 5:4

While we are in this tent, we sigh. We feel distressed because we don’t want to take off the tent, but we do want to put on the eternal house. Then ⌞eternal⌟ life will put an end to our mortal existence.

Galatians 5:16

Let me explain further. Live your life as your spiritual nature directs you. Then you will never follow through on what your corrupt nature wants.

Galatians 5:24

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their corrupt nature along with its passions and desires.

Ephesians 2:3

All of us once lived among these people, and followed the desires of our corrupt nature. We did what our corrupt desires and thoughts wanted us to do. So, because of our nature, we deserved God’s anger just like everyone else.

Ephesians 4:22

You were taught to change the way you were living. The person you used to be will ruin you through desires that deceive you.

Deuteronomy 7:2

When the Lord your God gives them to you and you defeat them, destroy every one of them because they have been claimed by the Lord. Don’t make any treaties with them or show them any mercy.

1 Thessalonians 4:5

not in the passionate, lustful way of people who don’t know God.

2 Timothy 2:22

Stay away from lusts which tempt young people. Pursue what has God’s approval. Pursue faith, love, and peace together with those who worship the Lord with a pure heart.

Titus 2:12

It trains us to avoid ungodly lives filled with worldly desires so that we can live self-controlled, moral, and godly lives in this present world.

Titus 3:3

Indeed, we, too, were once stupid, disobedient, and misled. We were slaves to many kinds of lusts and pleasures. We were mean and jealous. We were hated, and we hated each other.

1 Peter 1:14

Because you are children who obey God, don’t live the kind of lives you once lived. Once you lived to satisfy your desires because you didn’t know any better.

1 Peter 2:11

Dear friends, since you are foreigners and temporary residents ⌞in the world⌟, I’m encouraging you to keep away from the desires of your corrupt nature. These desires constantly attack you.

Jude 1:16

These people complain, find fault, follow their own desires, say arrogant things, and flatter people in order to take advantage of them.

Jude 1:18

“In the last times people who ridicule ⌞God⌟ will appear. They will follow their own ungodly desires.”

Judges 2:3

So I have this to say, ‘I will not force them out of your way. They will be like thorns in your sides, and their gods will become a trap for you.’ ”