Romans 8:12

Plain English Version

So, my friends, you don’t have to do bad things any more. You don’t have to do whatever that bad part of you tells you to do.

Cross References

Matthew 6:12

Please don’t punish us for the bad things that we did, just like we don’t do payback to the people that did bad things to us.

Romans 8:11

Remember that Jesus died, but God made him alive again. And God will do that for you too. Your bodies will die, but after that, God will make them alive again. His spirit will do that. He lives inside you.

Romans 8:13

If you keep on doing those bad things, you will die. But if God’s spirit is in you, he can help you block that bad part of you, like you kill it, and then you will not do those bad things, and you will live with God for ever.