Romans 8:12
So then, brothers, we are under obligation, but not to live under [the control of] the flesh,
Romans 6:2-15
Certainly not! How can we, who died to sin [i.e., stopped living under its power], go on living in it [i.e., practicing it] any longer?
1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Or, do you not know that your [physical] body is a temple [i.e., sanctuary] for the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and who was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourselves,
1 Peter 4:2-3
So then, you should no longer live the rest of your lives [to satisfy] the sinful desires of your body, but to do what God wants.
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Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.
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Romans 6:2
Certainly not! How can we, who died to sin [i.e., stopped living under its power], go on living in it [i.e., practicing it] any longer?
1 Corinthians 6:19
Or, do you not know that your [physical] body is a temple [i.e., sanctuary] for the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and who was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourselves,
1 Peter 4:2
So then, you should no longer live the rest of your lives [to satisfy] the sinful desires of your body, but to do what God wants.