Galatians 5:17

For what the flesh wants is opposed to the Spirit, and what the Spirit wants is opposed to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, and so you do not do what you want to do.

Romans 8:5-8

For those 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.

Romans 8:13

For if you live according to human nature, you are going to die, but if by the Spirit you continuously put to death the activities of the body, you will live.

Psalm 19:12-13

Who can detect his own mistake? Cleanse me from hidden sin.

Psalm 51:1-5

Have mercy, God, according to your gracious love, according to your unlimited compassion, erase my transgressions.

Psalm 51:10-12

God, create a pure heart in me, and renew a right attitude within me.

Psalm 65:3

My acts of iniquity they overwhelm me! Our transgressions you blot them out!

Psalm 119:4-6

You have commanded concerning your precepts, that they be guarded with diligence.

Psalm 119:20

My soul is consumed with longing for your decrees at all times.

Psalm 119:24-25

I take joy in your decrees, for they are my counselors. Daleth

Psalm 119:32

I eagerly race along the way of your commands, for you enable me to do so. He

Psalm 119:35

Help me live my life by your commands, because my joy is in them.

Psalm 119:40

Look, I long for your precepts; revive me through your righteousness. Vav

Psalm 119:133

Direct my footsteps by your promise, and do not let any kind of iniquity rule over me.

Psalm 119:159

Look how I love your precepts, LORD; revive me according to your gracious love.

Psalm 119:176

I have wandered away like a lost sheep; come find your servant, for I do not forget your commands. A Song of Ascents

Psalm 130:3

LORD, if you were to record iniquities, Lord, who could remain standing?

Ecclesiastes 7:20

For there is not a single righteous man on earth who practices good and does not sin.

Isaiah 6:5

"How terrible it will be for me!" I cried, "because I am ruined! I'm a man with unclean lips, and I live among a people with unclean lips! And my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of the Heavenly Armies!"

Matthew 5:6

"How blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness, because it is they who will be satisfied!

Matthew 12:30

The person who isn't with me is against me, and the person who isn't gathering with me is scattering.

Matthew 16:17

Then Jesus told him, "How blessed you are, Simon son of Jonah, since flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, though my Father in heaven has.

Matthew 16:23

But Jesus turned and told Peter, "Get behind me, Satan! You are an offense to me, because you are not thinking God's thoughts but human thoughts!"

Matthew 26:41

All of you must stay awake and pray that you won't be tempted. The spirit is indeed willing, but the body is weak."

Luke 22:33

Peter told him, "Lord, I am ready to go even to prison and to die with you!"

Luke 22:46

He asked them, "Why are you sleeping? Get up and keep on praying that you may not be tempted."

Luke 22:54-61

Then they arrested him, led him away, and brought him to the high priest's house. But Peter was following at a distance.

John 3:6

What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.

Romans 7:7-8

What should we say, then? Is the Law sinful? Of course not! In fact, I wouldn't have become aware of sin if it had not been for the Law. I wouldn't have known what it means to covet if the Law had not said, "You must not covet."

Romans 7:10-25

and I died. I found that the very rule that was intended to bring life actually brought death.

Galatians 3:21

So is the Law in conflict with the promises of God? Of course not! For if a law had been given that could give us life, then certainly righteousness would come through the Law.

Philippians 3:12-16

It's not that I have already reached this goal or have already become perfect. But I keep pursuing it, hoping somehow to embrace it just as I have been embraced by the Messiah Jesus.

James 3:2

For all of us make many mistakes. If someone does not make any mistakes when he speaks, he is perfect and able to control his whole body.

James 4:5-6

Or do you think the Scripture means nothing when it says that the Spirit that God caused to live in us jealously yearns for us?

1 John 1:8-10

If we say that we do not have any sin, we are deceiving ourselves and we're not being truthful to ourselves.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

Bible References

The flesh

Psalm 19:12
Who can detect his own mistake? Cleanse me from hidden sin.
Psalm 51:1
Have mercy, God, according to your gracious love, according to your unlimited compassion, erase my transgressions.
Psalm 65:3
My acts of iniquity they overwhelm me! Our transgressions you blot them out!
Psalm 119:5
Oh, that my ways were steadfast, so I may keep your statutes.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
For there is not a single righteous man on earth who practices good and does not sin.
Isaiah 6:5
"How terrible it will be for me!" I cried, "because I am ruined! I'm a man with unclean lips, and I live among a people with unclean lips! And my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of the Heavenly Armies!"
Matthew 16:17
Then Jesus told him, "How blessed you are, Simon son of Jonah, since flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, though my Father in heaven has.
Matthew 26:41
All of you must stay awake and pray that you won't be tempted. The spirit is indeed willing, but the body is weak."
John 3:6
What is born of the flesh is flesh, and what is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Romans 7:18
For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but I cannot carry it out.
Romans 8:5
For those 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.
James 4:5
Or do you think the Scripture means nothing when it says that the Spirit that God caused to live in us jealously yearns for us?

And these

Galatians 3:21
So is the Law in conflict with the promises of God? Of course not! For if a law had been given that could give us life, then certainly righteousness would come through the Law.
Matthew 12:30
The person who isn't with me is against me, and the person who isn't gathering with me is scattering.
Romans 7:7
What should we say, then? Is the Law sinful? Of course not! In fact, I wouldn't have become aware of sin if it had not been for the Law. I wouldn't have known what it means to covet if the Law had not said, "You must not covet."
Romans 8:5
For those 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.

So

Psalm 119:4
You have commanded concerning your precepts, that they be guarded with diligence.
Psalm 130:3
LORD, if you were to record iniquities, Lord, who could remain standing?
Matthew 5:6
"How blessed are those who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness, because it is they who will be satisfied!
Luke 22:33
Peter told him, "Lord, I am ready to go even to prison and to die with you!"
Romans 7:15
I don't understand what I am doing. For I don't practice what I want to do, but instead do what I hate.
Philippians 3:12
It's not that I have already reached this goal or have already become perfect. But I keep pursuing it, hoping somehow to embrace it just as I have been embraced by the Messiah Jesus.
James 3:2
For all of us make many mistakes. If someone does not make any mistakes when he speaks, he is perfect and able to control his whole body.
1 John 1:8
If we say that we do not have any sin, we are deceiving ourselves and we're not being truthful to ourselves.

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