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Romans 13:14
1599 Geneva Bible
Romans 13:14
1599 Geneva Bible
14 (A)But [a]put ye on the Lord JESUS CHRIST, and take no thought for the flesh, to fulfill the lust of it.
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- Romans 13:14 To put on Christ, is to possess Christ, to have him in us, and us in him.
Romans 13:14
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Romans 13:14
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14 Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ,(A) and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh.[a](B)
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- Romans 13:14 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.
1 Peter 2:11
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1 Peter 2:11
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11 [a]Dearly beloved, [b]I beseech you, as strangers and pilgrims, (A)[c]abstain from fleshly lusts [d]which fight against the soul,
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- 1 Peter 2:11 He returneth to that general exhortation.
- 1 Peter 2:11 A reason why we ought to live holily, to wit, because we are citizens of heaven, and therefore we ought to live according to the Laws not of this world, which is most corrupt, but of the heavenly city, although we be strangers in the world.
- 1 Peter 2:11 Another argument: The children of God live not according to the flesh, that is, according to that corrupt nature, but according to the spirit. Therefore fleshly motions ought not to bear rule in us.
- 1 Peter 2:11 The third argument: for although those lusts flatter us, yet they cease not to fight against our salvation.
1 Peter 2:11
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1 Peter 2:11
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Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society
11 Dear friends,(A) I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,(B) to abstain from sinful desires,(C) which wage war against your soul.(D)
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