though he cherishes it and will not let it go but keeps it in his mouth,
Romans 8:13 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised because if you live according to the flesh, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For if you live according to [the dictates of] the flesh, you will surely die. But if through the power of the [Holy] Spirit you are [habitually] putting to death (making extinct, deadening) the [evil] deeds prompted by the body, you shall [really and genuinely] live forever. American Standard Version (1901) for if ye live after the flesh, ye must die; but if by the Spirit ye put to death the deeds of the body, ye shall live. Common English Bible If you live on the basis of selfishness, you are going to die. But if by the Spirit you put to death the actions of the body, you will live. Catholic Public Domain Version For if you live according to the flesh, you will die. But if, by the Spirit, you mortify the deeds of the flesh, you shall live. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For if you live according to the flesh, you shall die: but if by the Spirit you mortify the deeds of the flesh, you shall live. |
though he cherishes it and will not let it go but keeps it in his mouth,
So what fruit was produced then from the things you are now ashamed of? The outcome of those things is 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 flesh, the sinful passions aroused through the law were working in us , to bear fruit for death.
So then, brothers and sisters, we are not bound to the flesh to live according to the flesh,
Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
because the one who sows to his flesh will reap destruction from the flesh, but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.
to take off , your former way of life, the old self that is corrupted by deceitful desires,
And don’t grieve God’s Holy Spirit. You were sealed by him for the day of redemption.
And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit:
instructing us to deny godlessness and worldly lusts and to live in a sensible, righteous, and godly way in the present age,
Since you have purified yourselves by your obedience to the truth, so that you show sincere brotherly love for each other, from a pure heart love one another constantly, ,
Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and exiles to abstain from sinful desires that wage war against the soul.