Romans 6:12
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Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.
In other translations
Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.
Greek words
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- Galatians 5:16This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.
- Romans 6:16Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?Do you not know that when you offer yourselves as obedient slaves, you are slaves to the one you obey, whether you are slaves to sin leading to death, or to obedience leading to righteousness?
- 1 John 2:15-1715 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. 17 The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
- Galatians 5:24And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
- Romans 8:13For 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.For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
- 2 Timothy 2:22Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.
- Psalm 19:13Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.
- 1 Peter 2:11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
- 2 Corinthians 4:11For we which live are alway delivered unto death for Jesus’ sake, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our mortal flesh.For we who are alive are always consigned to death for Jesus’ sake, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our mortal body.
- Romans 2:8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,But for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
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