For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
though he cannot bear to let it go and lets it linger in his mouth,
What benefit did you reap at that time from the things you are now ashamed of? Those things result in death!
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
For when we were in the realm of the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in us, so that we bore fruit for death.
Therefore, brothers and sisters, we have an obligation—but it is not to the flesh, to live according to it.
No, I strike a blow to my body and make it my slave so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified for the prize.
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Whoever sows to please their flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; whoever sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.
You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;
And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,
It teaches us to say “No” to ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and godly lives in this present age,
Now that you have purified yourselves by obeying the truth so that you have sincere love for each other, love one another deeply, from the heart.
Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.