Romans 8:5
Good News Translation
Those who live as their human nature tells them to, have their minds controlled by what human nature wants. Those who live as the Spirit tells them to, have their minds controlled by what the Spirit wants.

New Revised Standard Version
For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit.

Contemporary English Version
People who are ruled by their desires think only of themselves. Everyone who is ruled by the Holy Spirit thinks about spiritual things.

New American Bible
For those who live according to the flesh are concerned with the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the spirit with the things of the spirit.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For they that are according to the flesh mind the things that are of the flesh: but they that are according to the spirit mind the things that are of the spirit.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For they that are according to the flesh mind the things that are of the flesh: but they that are according to the spirit mind the things that are of the spirit.

For they.

Romans 8:12,13 Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh to live according to the flesh. . . .

John 3:6 That which is born of the flesh is flesh: and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

1 Corinthians 15:48 Such as is the earthly, such also are the earthly: and such as is the heavenly, such also are they that are heavenly.

2 Corinthians 10:3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh.

2 Peter 2:10 And especially them who walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness and despise government: audacious, self willed, they fear not to bring in sects, blaspheming.

mind.

Romans 8:6,7 For the wisdom of the flesh is death: but the wisdom of the spirit is life and peace. . . .

Mark 8:33 Who turning about and seeing his disciples, threatened Peter, saying: Go behind me, Satan, because thou savourest not the things that are of God but that are of men.

1 Corinthians 2:14 But the sensual man perceiveth not these things that are of the Spirit of God. For it is foolishness to him: and he cannot understand, because it is spiritually examined.

Philippians 3:18,19 For many walk, of whom I have told you often (and now tell you weeping) that they are enemies of the cross of Christ: . . .

of the Spirit.

Romans 8:9,14 But you are not in the flesh, but the spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his. . . .

1 Corinthians 2:14 But the sensual man perceiveth not these things that are of the Spirit of God. For it is foolishness to him: and he cannot understand, because it is spiritually examined.

Galatians 5:22-25 But the fruit of the Spirit is, charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity, . . .

Ephesians 5:9 For the fruit of the light is in all goodness and justice and truth:

Colossians 3:1-3 Therefore if you be risen with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is sitting at the right hand of God. . . .

Context
Living in the Spirit
4That the justification of the law might be fulfilled in us who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the spirit. 5For they that are according to the flesh mind the things that are of the flesh: but they that are according to the spirit mind the things that are of the spirit. 6For the wisdom of the flesh is death: but the wisdom of the spirit is life and peace.…
Cross References
Galatians 5:17
For the flesh lusteth against the spirit: and the spirit against the flesh: For these are contrary one to another: so that you do not the things that you would.

Galatians 5:19
Now the works of the flesh are manifest: which are fornication, uncleanness, immodesty, luxury,

Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is, charity, joy, peace, patience, benignity, goodness, longanimity,

Philippians 3:19
Whose end is destruction: whose God is their belly: and whose glory is in their shame: who mind earthly things.

Romans 8:4
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