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Jan 31, 2026 10:46 AM

　　Romans 8:6 In-Context

　　4 in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

　　5 Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires.

　　6 The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.

　　7 The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God; it does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so.

　　8 Those who are in the realm of the flesh cannot please God.

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