Romans 8:13

Romans 8:13 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
• New International Version (NIV)For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the misdeeds of the body, you will live.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For if you live according to the flesh you will die, but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For if you live according to the flesh you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

Context of Romans 8:13

11But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you. 12So then, brethren, we are under obligation, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh-- for if you are living according to the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you are putting to death the deeds of the body, you will live. 14For all who are being led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15For you have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again, but you have received a spirit of adoption as sons by which we cry out, “Abba! Father!”

Romans 8:13 word by word

εἰ γὰρ κατὰ σάρκα ζῆτε, μέλλετε ἀποθνῄσκειν· εἰ δὲ πνεύματι τὰς πράξεις τοῦ σώματος θανατοῦτε, ζήσεσθε.Read the interlinear

• ifεἰei · ifG1487
• you are livingζάωzaō · to liveG2198
• accordingκατάkata · according toG2596
• to the fleshσάρξsarx · fleshG4561
• mustμέλλωmellō · to ensueG3195
• dieἀποθνήσκωapothnēskō · to dieG599
• by the Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
• puttingθανατόωthanatoō · to killG2289
• the deedsπρᾶξιςpraxis · actionG4234
• of the bodyσῶμαsōma · bodyG4983

Cross-references for Romans 8:13

• Romans 8:1Therefore there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus.
• Romans 6:21Therefore what benefit were you then deriving from the things of which you are now ashamed? For the outcome of those things is death.
• Romans 7:5For while we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were aroused by the Law, were at work in the members of our body to bear fruit for death.
• Galatians 5:19Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality, impurity, sensuality,
• Galatians 6:8For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
• Ephesians 5:3But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints;
• Colossians 3:5Therefore consider the members of your earthly body as dead to immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and greed, which amounts to idolatry.
• James 1:14But each one is tempted when he is carried away and enticed by his own lust.
• Romans 8:2For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.
• 1 Corinthians 9:27but I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
• Galatians 5:24Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
• Ephesians 4:22that, in reference to your former manner of life, you lay aside the old self, which is being corrupted in accordance with the lusts of deceit,
• 1 Peter 2:11Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul.
• Ephesians 4:30Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
• Ephesians 5:18And do not get drunk with wine, for that is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,
• 1 Peter 1:22Since you have in obedience to the truth purified your souls for a sincere love of the brethren, fervently love one another from the heart,

Commentaries on Romans 8:13

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 13For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die - Though may mean, ye shall afterwards die, and this seems to indicate a temporal death, yet not exclusively of an eternal death; for both, and especially the latter, are necessarily implied. But if ye through the Spirit - If ye seek that grace and spiritual help which the Gospel of Christ furnishes, resist, and, by resisting, mortify the deeds of the flesh, against which the law gave you no assistance, ye…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 13For if you live … - If you live to indulge your carnal propensities, you will sink to eternal death; Romans 7:23. Through the Spirit - By the aid of the Spirit; by cherishing and cultivating his influences. What is here required can be accomplished only by the aid of the Holy Spirit. Do mortify - Do put to death; do destroy. Sin is mortified when its power is destroyed, and it ceases to be active. The deeds of the body - The corrupt inclinations and…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-17Verses 10-17 If the Spirit be in us, Christ is in us. He dwells in the heart by faith. Grace in the soul is its new nature; the soul is alive to God, and has begun its holy happiness which shall endure for ever. The righteousness of Christ imputed, secures the soul, the better part, from death. From hence we see how much it is our duty to walk, not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. If any habitually live according to corrupt lustings, they will…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 13you will die: Death is the result of sin. Those who consistently submit to sin will suffer spiritual death (you will die). However, the presence of the Holy Spirit in the lives of Christians makes it possible for them to turn away from sin. The result is eternal life (you will live).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 12-1312-13. Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh--"Once we were sold under sin (Ro 7:14); but now that we have been set free from that hard master and become servants to Righteousness (Ro 6:22), we owe nothing to the flesh, we disown its unrighteous claims and are deaf to its imperious demands." Glorious sentiment!Read the comment

Topics related to Romans 8:13

• Affections
• Death
• Depravity of Man
• Holy Spirit
• Regeneration
• Religion
• Self-Denial
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Allow
• Bondage
• Carnal
• Enmity
• Fear
• Flesh
• Foreknow
• Glorify
• Indeed
• Please

Commentaries on Romans 8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings