38 Bible Verses about Law, Letter And Spirit Of

AND the Pharisees and some of the scribes having come from Jerusalem came together to him, and seeing some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is, unwashed hands, [they found fault]. For the Pharisees and all the Jews eat not unless they wash their hands with the fist, holding the tradition of the elders.read more.
And from a market, unless they baptize they eat not; and there are many other [customs] which they have received to hold; baptisms, of cups and sextuses [ And the Pharisees and scribes asked, Why do not your disciples conform to the tradition of the elders; but eat bread with defiled hands? And he said to them, Well did Isaiah prophecy of you, hypocrites, as it is written; This people honors me with the lips, but their heart is far from me; but in vain do they worship me, teaching for teachings the commandments of men; for leaving the commandment of God, you hold the tradition of men.

THEN came the scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem, saying, Why do your disciples transgress the tradition of the elders, for they wash not their hands when they eat bread?

And he was reclining in the house, and behold, many publicans and sinners came and reclined with Jesus and his disciples. And when the Pharisees saw them they said to his disciples, Why does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners? And hearing it he said, The well need not a physician, but the sick.read more.
Go and learn what this means: I wish for mercy and not a sacrifice; for I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

And he was reclining in his house, and many publicans and sinners also reclined with Jesus and his disciples, for many also followed him. And the scribes and Pharisees seeing him eating with sinners and publicans, said to his disciples, Why does he eat and drink with sinners and publicans? And Jesus hearing it, said to them, The well need not a physician, but the ill; I came not to call the righteous, but sinners.

And Levi made a great feast for him at his house; and there was a great multitude of publicans and of others who reclined with them. And the Pharisees and their scribes complained to his disciples, saying, Why do you eat and drink with publicans? And Jesus answered and said to them, The well need not a physician, but the ill.read more.
I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners to a change of mind.

And he said to them, Well do you reject the commandment of God, to keep your tradition; for Moses said, Honor your father and your mother, and, He that reviles father or mother, let him surely die. But you say, If a man says to his father or mother, It is a corban, which is a gift, by whatever you might be profited by me, [he shall be free];read more.
and suffer him no longer to do any thing for his father or his mother; making the word of God of no effect by your tradition which you have delivered; and many such things you do.

And he answered and said to them, Why do you transgress the command of God by your tradition? For God said, Honor your father and mother; and he that reviles father or mother, let him surely die. But you say, Whoever says to his father or mother what you might be profited with by me is a gift,read more.
then he shall not honor his father or his mother; and you have made the law of God of no effect by your tradition.

THEN Jesus spoke to the multitudes and his disciples, saying, The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. All things therefore which they tell you, do and keep. But do not their works. For they say and do not,read more.
but bind heavy burdens and put them on the shoulders of men, but will not move them with their finger. And they do all their works to be seen by men. For they make broad their prayer fillets, and enlarge the fringes, and love the first tables at feasts, and the first seats in the synagogues, and salutations in the markets, and to be called by men, Rabbi. But do not you be called Rabbi; For one is your teacher, and you are all brothers. And call no man your father on the earth, for one is your heavenly Father. Neither be called leaders, for one is your leader, the Christ. But the greatest of you shall be your servant, and whoever exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted. But woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you shut up the kingdom of heaven before men; for you enter not into it, neither do you suffer those entering to go in. (Added verse not retained in Sawyer) Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you compass the sea and the dry land to make one proselyte; and when he is gained you make him twice as much a child of hell as yourselves. Woe to you blind guides, who say, Whoever swears by the temple, it is nothing; but whoever swears by the gold of the temple, he is bound. Fools and blind! for which is greater, the gold, or the temple which sanctifies the gold? If a man swears by the altar, it is nothing; but if be swears by the gift which is on it, he is bound. Fools and blind! For which is greater, the gift, or the altar which sanctifies the gift? He then that swears by the altar, swears by it, and by all things on it; and he that swears by the temple, swears by it, and by him that inhabits it; and he that swears by heaven, swears by the throne of God, and by him that sits on it. Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, and anise, and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law, justice, mercy, and faith. These you ought to do, and not neglect the others. Blind guides! who strain out a gnat and swallow down a camel. Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and platter, but within they are full of plunder and excess. Blind Pharisee! cleanse first that which is in the cup and platter, that its outside may be clean also. Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs, which appear fair without, but within are full of the bones of the dead and of all impurity. So also you on the outside appear just to men, but within you are full of hypocrisy and wickedness. Woe to you scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you build the tombs of the prophets, and adorn the tombs of the righteous, and say, If we had been in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partakers with them in the blood of the prophets. So that you testify to yourselves that you are children of those who killed the prophets; and you have filled up the measure of your fathers. Serpents, offspring of vipers! How can you escape the judgment of hell?

And when he was speaking, a certain Pharisee asked him to breakfast with him; and he went in and immediately sat down. And the Pharisee seeing him, wondered that he was not first baptized before breakfast. And the Lord said to him, Now you Pharisees cleanse the outside of the cup and plate, but your inside is full of plunder and wickedness.read more.
Senseless men! did not he that made the outside make also the inside? But give the things within in charity, and behold, all things are pure to you. But woe to you, Pharisees! for you tithe mint, and rue, and every kind of plant, and omit justice and the love of God. These things you ought to do, and not to omit those. Woe to you, Pharisees! for you love the first seat in the synagogues, and salutations in the markets. Woe to you! for you are like concealed tombs; and men walk over them and know it not. And one of the lawyers answered and said to him, Teacher, in saying these things you reproach us also. And he said, Woe to you, lawyers! for you load men with burdens difficult to be borne, and you yourselves will not touch the burdens with one of your fingers. Woe to you! for you build the tombs of the prophets, and your fathers killed them; therefore you are witnesses, and approve the deed of your fathers; for they killed them, and you build. Therefore also the wisdom of God said, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall kill and persecute, that the blood of all the prophets which has been poured out since the foundation of the world may be required of this generation, from the blood of Abel to the blood of Zachariah, who perished between the altar and the house. Yes, I tell you, it shall be required of this generation. Woe to you, lawyers! for you have taken away the key of knowledge; you do not enter in yourselves, and you forbid those entering.

And he also spoke this parable to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: Two men went up to the temple to pray; one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. The Pharisee, standing by himself, offered this prayer; God, I thank thee that I am not as other men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican;read more.
I fast twice a week; I tithe all I acquire. And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up his eyes to heaven, but smote on his breast, saying, God, be propitious to me a sinner. I tell you this man went down to his house justified rather than that; for every one that exalts himself shall be humbled, and he that humbles himself shall be exalted.

AND passing by he saw a man that was blind from birth; and his disciples asked him, saying, Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind? Jesus answered, Neither did this man sin, nor his parents, but that the works of God might appear in him.read more.
I must perform the works of him that sent me, while it is day; night comes when no man can work. While I am in the world I am the light of the world. Saying these things he spit on the ground, and made a paste of the spittle, and put the paste on his eyes, and said to him, Go, and wash in the pool of the Siloam; which is interpreted, Sent. Then he went away and washed, and came seeing. Then the neighbors and those who had seen him before, because he was a beggar, said, Is not this he that sat and begged? Some said, This is he; others said, No, but he is like him; he said, I am he. Then they said to him, How then were your eyes opened? He answered, A man called Jesus made paste and anointed my eyes, and said to me, Go to the Siloam and wash; then I went and washed, and obtained sight. They said to him, Where is he? He said, I know not. They brought to the Pharisees him that was formerly blind; and it was on the sabbath when Jesus made the paste and opened his eyes. Then the Pharisees also asked him again how he obtained sight. And he said to them, He put a paste on my eyes, and I washed, and see. Then some of the Pharisees said, This man is not of God, for he does not keep the sabbath. Others said, How can a sinful man perform such miracles? And there was a division among them.

But [what] if you are called a Jew and rest on the law, and boast of God, and know his will, and approve of things which are excellent, being instructed by the law, and believe yourself to be a guide of the blind, a light of those in darkness,read more.
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law; you that teach another, do you not teach yourself? You that preach not to steal, do you steal? You that command not to commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You that abhor idols, do you commit sacrilege? You who boast of the law, by the transgression of the law do you dishonor God? For the name of God is blasphemed on your account among the nations as it is written.

And behold one came and said to him, Teacher, what good [work] shall I do that I may have eternal life? And he said to him, Why do you ask me of the good? one is the good. But if you wish to enter into life, keep the commandments. He said to him, What? And Jesus said, this; You shall not kill; You shall not commit adultery; You shall not steal; You shall not testify falsely;read more.
Honor your father and mother; and you shall love your neighbor as yourself. The young man said to him, All these have I kept; what do I lack yet? Jesus said to him, If you will be perfect, go and sell your property, and give to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven; and come and follow me. And when the young man heard [this] he went away sad, for he had great possessions. And Jesus said to his disciples, I tell you truly, that a rich man will enter into the kingdom of heaven with difficulty. And again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And the disciples hearing this, were greatly astonished, and said, Who then can be saved? But Jesus looking on them, said, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible. Then Peter answered and said, Behold we have left all and followed you; what shall we have therefore? And Jesus said to them, I tell you truly, that you who have followed me, in the regeneration when the Son of man shall sit on the throne of his glory, shall yourselves also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel; and whoever has left brothers or sisters, or a father or mother, or children, or lands or houses, for my name's sake, shall receive many times as much, and inherit eternal life. But many first shall be last; and last, first.

And as he was going on the way, one ran before and kneeled down to him, and asked him, Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? none is good but one, God. You know the commandments; You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not testify falsely, You shall not defraud, Honor your father and mother.read more.
And he answered and said to him, Teacher, all these have I kept from my youth. And Jesus looking at him, loved him, and said to him, One thing you lack; go and sell what you have, and give to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven; and come and take up your cross and follow me. And he was grieved at this saying, and went away sad, for he had great possessions. And Jesus looking around said to his disciples, With what difficulty shall those having riches enter into the kingdom of God! And the disciples were astonished at his words. But Jesus answered again and said to them, Children, with what difficulty shall those who trust in riches enter into the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of the needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And they were greatly astonished, and said to themselves, Who then can be saved? Jesus looking on them, said, With men it is impossible, but not with God; for with God all things are possible. Peter said to him, Behold we have left all things and followed you. Jesus said, I tell you truly, there is no one who has left a house, or brothers, or sisters, or a mother, or father, or children, or lands, for my sake, and for the sake of the good news, who shall not receive a hundred fold now at this present time, houses, and brethren, and sisters, and mothers, and children, and lands, with persecutions, and in the life to come eternal life.

And a certain ruler asked him, saying, Good teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life? And Jesus said to him, Why do you call me good? There is none good but one, God. You know the commandments; You shall not commit adultery, You shall not kill, You shall not steal, You shall not testify falsely, Honor your father and your mother.read more.
And he said, All these have I kept from my youth. And Jesus hearing it, said to him, One thing you yet want; sell all that you have, and distribute to the poor, and you shall have a treasure in heaven, and come, follow me. And when he heard these things he was sad; for he was very rich. And Jesus seeing him, said, With what difficulty do those who have riches enter into the kingdom of God! It is easier for a camel to enter through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God. And those hearing him, said, And who can be saved? And he said, Things impossible with man are possible with God. And Peter said, Behold, we have left our [property] and followed you. And he said to them, I tell you truly, that there is no one who has left a house, or wife, or brothers, or parents, or children, on account of the kingdom of God, who shall not receive manifold more in this time, and in the life to come eternal life.

AT that time Jesus went through the grain fields on the sabbath; and his disciples were hungry, and began to pick the heads and eat. And the Pharisees seeing it, said to him, Behold, your disciples do what it is not lawful to do on the sabbath. But he said to them, Have you not read what David did, when he was hungry, and those who were with him?read more.
how he entered into the house of God and eat the show bread, which it was not lawful for him to eat, nor for those with him, but only for the priests? Or have you not read in the law, that the priests profane the sabbath in the temple, and are blameless? But I tell you that here is an object greater than the temple. But if you had known what, I wish for mercy and not a sacrifice, means, you would not have condemned the innocent; for the Son of man is Lord of the Sabbath. And departing thence he went into their synagogue, and behold a man having a withered hand [was there]. And they asked him, saying, Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath? that they might accuse him. And he said to them, What man is there of you having one sheep, who if this falls into a pit on the sabbath, will not take hold of it and lift it out? How much then is a man better than a sheep! So that it is lawful to do good on the sabbath. Then he said to the man, Stretch out your hand; and he stretched it out, and it was restored as sound as the other; and the Pharisees went out and took counsel against him to destroy him.

And on the second-first sabbath he went through the grain fields, and his disciples picked the heads and eat, rubbing them in their hands. And some of the Pharisees said, Why do you do what is not lawful on the sabbath? And Jesus answered and said to them, Have you not read what David did when he was hungry, he and those with him?read more.
He entered into the house of God, and took the show bread, and eat, and gave to those with him, which it was not lawful for any to eat, except the priests alone. And he said to them, The Son of man is Lord even of the sabbath. And on another sabbath he went into the synagogue and taught. And there was a man there whose right hand was withered. And the scribes and Pharisees watched him [to see] if he would perform a cure on the sabbath, that they might find [something of which] to accuse him. But he knew their thoughts, and said to the man having the withered hand, Arise, and stand in the midst. And he arose and stood. And Jesus said to them, I will ask you whether it is lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do evil? to save a life or to destroy? And looking round upon them all he said to him, Stretch out your hand. And he did so; and his hand was restored. And they were filled with madness, and conferred with each other as to what they should do to Jesus.

And they entered into Capernaum, and immediately on the sabbath he taught in the synagogues. And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as having authority, and not as the scribes. And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an impure spirit, and he cried out,read more.
saying, What have you to do with us, Jesus Nazarene? have you come to destroy us? We know you who you are, the holy [Son] of God! And Jesus rebuked him saying, Be still, and come out of him. And the impure spirit affecting him with convulsions, and crying with a loud voice, came out of him. And all were astonished, so that they inquired among themselves, saying, What is this? a new teaching with authority, and does he command the impure spirits and they obey him? And his fame went out immediately into all the country about Galilee.

AND he went down to Capernaum, a city of Galilee, and taught them on the sabbath; and they were astonished at his teaching, for his word was with power. And there was a man in the synagogue having a spirit of an impure demon; and he cried with a loud voice,read more.
Alas! what have you to do with us, Jesus Nazarene? Have you come to destroy us? I know you who you are, the Holy [Son] of God! And Jesus rebuked him, saying, Hush! and come out of him. And the demon casting him into the midst came out of him, doing him no injury. And they were all amazed, and talked with each other, saying, What word is this, that with authority and power he commands the impure spirits, and they come out? And a report of him went abroad into every place in the country about.

And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath, and behold, there was a woman who had been subject to a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bent down, and was not able to lift herself up at all. And Jesus seeing her, called to her and said, Woman, you are released from your infirmity;read more.
and he put his hands on her, and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God. And the synagogue ruler answered, being angry because Jesus had performed a cure on the sabbath, and said to the multitude, There are six days in which you ought to work; in them, therefore, come and be cured, and not on the sabbath. Then the Lord answered him and said, Hypocrites, does not each of you on the sabbath untie his ox or his ass from the manger, and lead him away to drink? And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, behold, eighteen years, to be released from this bond on the sabbath? And when he had said these things all his enemies were ashamed; and all the people rejoiced on account of all the glorious works performed by him.

AND he came into the house of one of the rulers of the Pharisees to eat bread on the sabbath; and they watched him closely. And behold, there was a man before him having the dropsy. And Jesus answered and said to the lawyers and Pharisees, Is it lawful to cure on the sabbath, or not?read more.
And they were silent. And he took and cured him, and dismissed him. And he answered and said to them, If a son or an ox of any of you shall fall into a pit, will he not immediately take him out on the sabbath day? And they could not answer to these things.

AFTER these things there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. And there is at Jerusalem, by the sheep-gate, a pool, called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a multitude of sick, blind, lame, withered.read more.
(Added verse not retained in Sawyer) And there was a certain man there who had been sick thirty-eight years. Jesus seeing him lying, and knowing that he had now been sick a long time, said to him, Do you wish to become well? The sick man answered him, Sir, I have no man, when the water is disturbed, to put me into the pool; but while I am coming another goes down before me. Jesus said to him, Arise, take up your bed and walk. And the man immediately became well, and took up his bed and walked. That day was the sabbath. The Jews, therefore, said to him that was cured, It is the sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry the bed. He answered them, He that made me well, he said to me, Take up your bed and walk. They asked him, Who is the man that said to you, Take up your bed and walk? And the sick man knew not who it was; for Jesus had gone away, a multitude being in that place. Afterwards Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, Behold, you have become well; sin no more, lest a worse thing happen to you. The man went away and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well; and on this account the Jews persecuted Jesus, because he had done these things on the sabbath.

Jesus answered and said to them, I performed one work and you all wonder. Moses gave you circumcision, not that it is of Moses but of the fathers, and you circumcise a man on the sabbath. If a man receives circumcision on the sabbath, that the law of Moses may not be broken, are you angry with me because I made a man entirely sound on the sabbath?read more.
Judge not according to the appearance, but judge a righteous judgment.

And in the morning he went again to the temple, and all the people came to him, and he sat and taught them. And the scribes and Pharisees brought him a woman taken in adultery, and placing her in the midst said to him, Teacher, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.read more.
In the law, Moses commanded us that such should be stoned; what therefore do you say? They said this to try him, that they might have something of which to accuse him. But Jesus, stooping down, wrote with his finger on the ground. And when they continued asking him, rising up, he said to them, Let him that has not sinned among you first cast the stone at her. And again stooping down he wrote on the ground. But they hearing, and being convicted by their consciences, went out, one by one, beginning with the oldest, even to the last; and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. And Jesus rising up and seeing no one but the woman, said to her, Woman, where are those your accusers? Has no man condemned you? And she said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said to her, Neither do I condemn you; go, and sin no more.

And the Pharisees hearing that he had silenced the Sadducees, were assembled together, and one of them, a lawyer, asked him, to try him, Teacher, what is the great commandment in the law?read more.
And he said to him, You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and all your soul, and all your mind. This is the great and first commandment. And the second is like it, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets.

And one of the scribes coming forward hearing them disputing, knowing that he answered them well, asked him, What commandment is first of all? Jesus answered, First is, Hear Israel, the Lord our God is one Lord; and you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your strength.read more.
Second is this, You shall love your neighbor as yourself. There is no other commandment greater than these. And the scribe said to him, Well, teacher, you have said truly; there is one [God], and no other but him; and to love him with all the heart, and all the understanding, and all the strength, and to love one's neighbor as himself, is more than all burnt offerings and sacrifices. And Jesus seeing him, that he answered understandingly, said to him, You are not far from the kingdom of God; and no one dared to question him more.

But when the Son of man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he sit on the throne of his glory, and all the nations shall be assembled before him, and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats; and he shall place the sheep on his right hand, and the goats on his left.read more.
Then shall the king say to those on his right hand, Come, blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food; I was thirsty and you gave me drink; I was a stranger and you took me in; naked and you clothed me; I was sick and you visited me; I was in prison, and you came to me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when did we see you hungry, and feed you? or thirsty, and give you drink? when did we see you a stranger, and take you in? or naked, and clothe you? when did we see you sick, or in prison, and come to you? And the king shall answer and say to them, I tell you truly, that inasmuch as you have done it to one of the least of these my brothers, you have done it to me. Then shall he say to those on his left hand, Depart from me accursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. For I was hungry and you gave me no food; I was thirsty and you gave me no drink; a stranger, and you took me not in; sick and in prison and you visited me not. Then shall they also answer and say, Lord, when did we see you hungry, or thirsty, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not serve you? Then he shall answer them saying, I tell you truly, that inasmuch as you have not done it to one of the least of these my brothers, you have not done it to me. And these shall go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into life eternal.

For circumcision indeed is profitable if you perform the law, but if you are a transgressor of the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision. If therefore the uncircumcision keeps the ordinances of the law, shall not its uncircumcision be accounted for circumcision? And the uncircumcision by nature which keeps the law shall judge you who with the written law and circumcision are a transgressor of the law.read more.
For not that which is external is the Jew, nor is that which is external in the flesh circumcision. But that which is in secret is the Jew, and circumcision of the heart is in the spirit not in the writing, the commendation of which is not of men but of God.

O FOOLISH Galatians, who has fascinated you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been set forth among you crucified? This only would I learn of you. Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by a hearing of faith? Are you so foolish? Having begun in the Spirit do you now end in the flesh?read more.
Have you suffered so much in vain? if indeed also it is in vain. He then that imparts to you the Spirit, and exercises miraculous powers among you, does he do it by works of the law, or by the doctrine of faith?

for you are manifestly an epistle of Christ delivered by us, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of hearts of flesh. And we have such confidence through Jesus Christ in God; not that we are sufficient of ourselves to reason out any thing as of ourselves, but our sufficiency is of God,read more.
who also has made us able ministers of the new covenant, not of the writing but of the spirit; for the writing kills, but the spirit makes alive.

The woman said to him, Sir, I perceive that you are a prophet. Our fathers worshipped in this mountain, and you say that Jerusalem is the place where men ought to worship. Jesus said to her, Believe me, woman, the hour comes, when neither in this mountain, nor in Jerusalem, you shall worship the Father.read more.
You worship what you know not; we worship what we know; for salvation is of the Jews. But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father seeks such to worship him. God is a Spirit, and those that worship him must worship in spirit and truth.

So, my brothers, you have also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you should be married to another, to him that was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to God. For when we were in the flesh, the sinful affections operated through the law in our members to bear fruit to death; but now we are released from the law by which we were held having died, that we should serve [God] in newness of spirit, not in the old age of a writing.

THERE is no condemnation therefore to those in Christ Jesus; for the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and death. For what the law could not do because it was weak through the flesh, God having sent his Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned the sin in the flesh,read more.
that the righteous ordinance of the law may be performed by us who walk not according to the flesh, but according to the spirit. For they who are according to the flesh mind the things of the flesh, but they who are according to the spirit the things of the spirit; for the minding of the flesh is death, but the minding of the Spirit is life and peace. Because the minding of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God; for it can not be. And they that are in the flesh cannot please God. But you are not in the flesh but in the spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. And if any man has not the spirit of Christ he is not his. But if Christ is in you, the body is dead on account of sin, but the spirit is life on account of righteousness. And if the Spirit of him that raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he that raised Christ from the dead shall make alive your mortal bodies through his Spirit that dwells in you.

And thus it is written; The first man Adam became a living soul; the last Adam is a life-giving spirit. But the spiritual was not first, but the natural; then the spiritual.

and not as Moses put a vail on his face, that the children of Israel might not see to the end of that which has passed away; but their minds were blinded. For to this day in reading the old covenant the same vail remains, not taken away because it is taken away in Christ; but to this day when Moses is read a vail lies upon their minds;read more.
but when they turn to the Lord the vail is taken away. And the Lord is the Spirit; and where the Spirit of the Lord is there is liberty. And we all with unvailed face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are transformed into the same likeness, from glory to glory, as by the Spirit of the Lord.

But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

For there is an abrogation of the commandment which goes before, on account of its weakness and unprofitableness; for the law made nothing perfect, but was the introduction of a better hope through which we draw nigh to God. And as he was not [constituted] without swearing,??21 for they were made priests without swearing, but he with swearing by him who says to him, The Lord swore, and he will not change, You are a priest forever;??22 by so much is Jesus the pledge of a better covenant.

BUT the chief thing in addition to what has been said is, that we have such a chief priest who sat on the right hand of the throne of the majesty in the heavens, a minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord set up, not man. For every chief priest is constituted to offer gifts and sacrifices, whence it was necessary that this man also should have something to offer.read more.
For if he had been on earth he would not have been a priest, there being priests to offer, the gifts according to the law, who serve for a symbol and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was divinely instructed when about to make the tabernacle; for see, he says, that you make all things after the pattern shown you in the Mount; but now he has obtained a more excellent service, by as much also as he is the mediator of a better covenant, which is established on better promises. For if that first covenant had been faultless, no place would have been sought for the second. [But it was not]. For finding fault with them he says, Behold, the days come, says the Lord, that I will make with the house of Israel and the house of Judah, a new covenant, not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, in the day that I took them by the hand to lead them out of Egypt, for they continued not in my covenant, and I neglected them, says the Lord. This is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord; I will put my laws in their minds, and will write them in their hearts, and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people. And they shall not teach every one his [fellow] citizen, and every one his brother, saying, Know the Lord, for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest of them. For I will be merciful to their wickedness, and their sins and transgressions will I remember no more. By saying new, he made the first old; but that which is ancient and weak is about to perish.