Whatever is born of the flesh(A) is flesh, and whatever is born of the Spirit(B) is spirit.

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Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit[a] gives birth to spirit.(A)

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  1. John 3:6 Or but spirit

For what the law could not do(A) since it was weakened by the flesh,(B) God did. He condemned sin in the flesh by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh(C) as a sin offering,[a](D)

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  1. 8:3 Or for sin

For what the law was powerless(A) to do because it was weakened by the flesh,[a](B) God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh(C) to be a sin offering.[b](D) And so he condemned sin in the flesh,

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  1. Romans 8:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit; also in verses 4-13.
  2. Romans 8:3 Or flesh, for sin