Romans 8:6 The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,

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New International Version
The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace.

New Living Translation
So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.

English Standard Version
For to set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.

Berean Standard Bible
The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,

Berean Literal Bible
For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit, life and peace,

King James Bible
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

New King James Version
For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

New American Standard Bible
For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,

NASB 1995
For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,

NASB 1977
For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,

Legacy Standard Bible
For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace,

Amplified Bible
Now the mind of the flesh is death [both now and forever—because it pursues sin]; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace [the spiritual well-being that comes from walking with God—both now and forever];

Christian Standard Bible
Now the mindset of the flesh is death, but the mindset of the Spirit is life and peace.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the mind-set of the flesh is death, but the mind-set of the Spirit is life and peace.

American Standard Version
For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace:

Contemporary English Version
If our minds are ruled by our desires, we will die. But if our minds are ruled by the Spirit, we will have life and peace.

English Revised Version
For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the spirit is life and peace:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The corrupt nature's attitude leads to death. But the spiritual nature's attitude leads to life and peace.

Good News Translation
To be controlled by human nature results in death; to be controlled by the Spirit results in life and peace.

International Standard Version
To focus our minds on the human nature leads to death, but to focus our minds on the Spirit leads to life and peace.

Majority Standard Bible
The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,

NET Bible
For the outlook of the flesh is death, but the outlook of the Spirit is life and peace,

New Heart English Bible
For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace;

Webster's Bible Translation
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace:

Weymouth New Testament
Because for the mind to be given up to earthly things means death; but for it to be given up to spiritual things means Life and peace.

World English Bible
For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace;

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
for the mind of the flesh [is] death, and the mind of the Spirit—life and peace;

Berean Literal Bible
For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit, life and peace,

Young's Literal Translation
for the mind of the flesh is death, and the mind of the Spirit -- life and peace;

Smith's Literal Translation
For the thought of the flesh, death; and the thought of the Spirit, life and peace.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
For the wisdom of the flesh is death; but the wisdom of the spirit is life and peace.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For the prudence of the flesh is death. But the prudence of the spirit is life and peace.

New American Bible
The concern of the flesh is death, but the concern of the spirit is life and peace.

New Revised Standard Version
To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
To be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For the mind of the flesh is death, and the mind of The Spirit is life and peace,

NT Translations

Anderson New Testament
For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace.

Godbey New Testament
for the mind of depravity is death: and the mind of the Spirit is life and peace.

Haweis New Testament
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Mace New Testament
now sensual inclinations lead to death; but spiritual affections to a life of tranquillity.

Weymouth New Testament
Because for the mind to be given up to earthly things means death; but for it to be given up to spiritual things means Life and peace.

Worrell New Testament
For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace;

Worsley New Testament
Now to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace:

Additional Translations ...

Audio Bible

Context

Living in the Spirit
…5Those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh; but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. 6 The mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace, 7because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.…

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Cross References

Galatians 5:16-17
So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. / For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.

Galatians 6:8
The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

Colossians 3:2
Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things.

Philippians 4:7
And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 2:14
The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.

Ephesians 4:23
to be renewed in the spirit of your minds;

James 3:14-16
But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth. / Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. / For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.

2 Corinthians 10:5
We demolish arguments and every presumption set up against the knowledge of God; and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ.

John 6:63
The Spirit gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life.

1 Peter 4:6
That is why the gospel was preached even to those who are now dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

Isaiah 26:3
You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.

Proverbs 14:12
There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way of death.

Jeremiah 17:9
The heart is deceitful above all things and beyond cure. Who can understand it?

Ezekiel 18:31
Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel?

Isaiah 55:8-9
“For My thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways My ways,” declares the LORD. / “For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so My ways are higher than your ways and My thoughts than your thoughts.

Treasury of Scripture

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

to be carnally minded.

Romans 8:7,13
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be…

Romans 6:21,23
What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death…

Romans 7:5,11
For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death…

to be spiritually minded.

Romans 5:1,10
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ: …

Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

John 14:6,27
Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me…

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Romans 8

1. Those who are in Christ are free from condemnation.
5. What harm comes of the flesh;
13. and what good of the Spirit.
19. The glorious deliverance the creation longs for,
29. was beforehand decreed from God.
38. Nothing can sever us from his love.

Berean Study Bible

The mind of the flesh
This phrase refers to a mindset or way of thinking that is dominated by sinful human nature. The Greek word for "flesh" is "sarx," which often denotes the fallen, sinful nature of humanity. In the context of Romans, Paul contrasts the flesh with the Spirit, highlighting the inherent conflict between living according to human desires and living according to God's will. Historically, this reflects the struggle of early Christians to break away from the pagan practices and moral decay of the Roman Empire, emphasizing the need for a transformation of the mind.

is death
The Greek word for "death" is "thanatos," which can mean both physical death and spiritual separation from God. In this context, it signifies the ultimate consequence of living according to the flesh—eternal separation from God. This reflects the biblical teaching that sin leads to death, as seen in Romans 6:23, "For the wages of sin is death." The early church understood this as a call to repentance and a warning against the spiritual dangers of a life led by sinful desires.

but the mind of the Spirit
Here, "the Spirit" refers to the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Trinity, who empowers believers to live according to God's will. The Greek word for "mind" is "phronema," which implies a mindset or disposition. This phrase suggests a transformation that occurs when one is led by the Spirit, resulting in a life that reflects God's character and purposes. Historically, this was a radical concept for both Jewish and Gentile converts, as it called for a complete reorientation of one's life and priorities.

is life and peace
The Greek word for "life" is "zoe," which in the New Testament often refers to eternal life, a quality of life that begins now and continues forever in relationship with God. "Peace," or "eirene" in Greek, signifies not just the absence of conflict but a profound sense of well-being and harmony with God, others, and oneself. This peace is a fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22) and a hallmark of the Christian life. In the historical context of the early church, this promise of life and peace offered hope and assurance to believers facing persecution and trials, reminding them of the eternal rewards of faithfulness to God.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(6) Translate, For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace. To think of nothing but the gratification of the senses, is in itself death--that dead condition of the soul which issues in eternal death; and, on the other hand, to have the thoughts and affections governed solely by the Spirit, brings with it that healthful, vital harmony of all the functions of the soul which is a sure pledge and foretaste of a blissful immortality. Death and life are here, as elsewhere, most frequently in St. Paul, neither spiritual death and life alone, nor eternal death and life alone, but both combined. The Apostle does not here draw any distinction between the two things.

Parallel Commentaries ...

Greek

The
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

mind
φρόνημα (phronēma)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5427: Thought, purpose, aspirations. From phroneo; inclination or purpose.

of the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

flesh
σαρκὸς (sarkos)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 4561: Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.

[is] death,
θάνατος (thanatos)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2288: Death, physical or spiritual. From thnesko; death.

but
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

the
τὸ (to)
Article - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

mind
φρόνημα (phronēma)
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular
Strong's 5427: Thought, purpose, aspirations. From phroneo; inclination or purpose.

of the
τοῦ (tou)
Article - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Spirit
πνεύματος (pneumatos)
Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular
Strong's 4151: Wind, breath, spirit.

[is] life
ζωὴ (zōē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 2222: Life, both of physical (present) and of spiritual (particularly future) existence. From zao; life.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

peace,
εἰρήνη (eirēnē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1515: Probably from a primary verb eiro; peace; by implication, prosperity.

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