Romans 7:23

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But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful affections operated through the law in our members to bear fruit to death;

for the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and death.

For the flesh desires against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are opposed one to another, so that you do not what you wish.

But do you, O man of God, avoid these things; but pursue righteousness, piety, faith, love, patience, meekness.

You have not yet resisted to blood contending against sin.

For in many things we all offend; if one offends not in word he is a perfect man, able to keep in subjection also the whole body.

Whence come wars and contentions among you? Come they not thence, from your pleasures that war in your members?

BELOVED, I exhort you as strangers and foreigners, abstain from carnal desires, which war against the soul,