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8So those who are in the flesh are not able to please God.
6For the prudence of the flesh is death. But the prudence of the spirit is life and peace.
16So then, I say: Walk in the spirit, and you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh.
19Now the works of the flesh are manifest; they are: fornication, lust, homosexuality, self-indulgence, 20the serving of idols, drug use, hostility, contentiousness, jealousy, wrath, quarrels, dissensions, divisions, 21envy, murder, inebriation, carousing, and similar things. About these things, I continue to preach to you, as I have preached to you: that those who act in this way shall not obtain the kingdom of God.
13Temptation should not take hold of you, except what is human. For God is faithful, and he will not permit you to be tempted beyond your ability. Instead, he will effect his Providence, even during temptation, so that you may be able to bear it.
13For 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.
5For those who are in agreement with the flesh are mindful of the things of the flesh. But those who are in agreement with the spirit are mindful of the things of the spirit.
7And the wisdom of the flesh is inimical to God. For it is not subject to the law of God, nor can it be.
1Therefore, if you have risen together with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2Consider the things that are above, not the things that are upon the earth. 3For you have died, and so your life is hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ, your life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory. 5Therefore, mortify your body, while it is upon the earth. For because of fornication, impurity, lust, evil desires, and avarice, which are a kind of service to idols, 6the wrath of God has overwhelmed the sons of unbelief.
12For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the directors of this world of darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in high places.
24For those who are Christ’s have crucified their flesh, along with its vices and desires.
8Be sober and vigilant. For your adversary, the devil, is like a roaring lion, traveling around and seeking those whom he might devour.
41Be vigilant and pray, so that you may not enter into temptation. Indeed, the spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.”
16Do you not know to whom you are offering yourselves as servants under obedience? You are the servants of whomever you obey: whether of sin, unto death, or of obedience, unto justice.