Right living was my clothing.\par Fairness was like my robe and turban. {\cf2\super [61]} \par
Romans 13:14 - Easy To Read Version But become like the Lord Jesus Christ, so when people see what you do, they will see Christ. Don’t think about how to satisfy your sinful self and the bad things you want to do. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But clothe yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah), and make no provision for [indulging] the flesh [put a stop to thinking about the evil cravings of your physical nature] to [gratify its] desires (lusts). American Standard Version (1901) But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. Common English Bible Instead, dress yourself with the Lord Jesus Christ, and don’t plan to indulge your selfish desires. Catholic Public Domain Version Instead, be clothed with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh in its desires. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh in its concupiscences. |
Right living was my clothing.\par Fairness was like my robe and turban. {\cf2\super [61]} \par
Those people who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified (killed) their own sinful selves. They have given up their old selfish feelings and the evil things they wanted to do.
You must become a new person, made to be like God—made to be truly good and holy. {\cf2\super [35]}
These rules seem to be wise. But these rules are only part of a man-made religion that makes people pretend to be humble and makes them punish their bodies. But these rules don’t help people to stop doing the evil things their sinful selves want to do.
Dear friends, you are like visitors and strangers \{in this world\}. So I beg you to stay away from the evil things your bodies want to do. These things fight against your soul.