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Berean Standard Bible

“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.”

Romans 8:13

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Study note

Paul has said that believers are debtors not to the flesh but to the Spirit, and that those who live by the Spirit are children of God. He warns of the alternative in this verse.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

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.

World English Bible (WEB)

For if you live after the flesh, you must die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

for if ye live after the flesh, ye must die; but if by the Spirit ye put to death the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For if you go in the way of the flesh, death will come on you; but if by the Spirit you put to death the works of the body, you will have life.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for if according to the flesh you do live, you are about to die; and if, by the Spirit, the deeds of the body you put to death, you shall live;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque si viviereis conforme á la carne, moriréis; mas si por el espíritu mortificáis las obras de la carne, viviréis.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Si lo siguen haciendo perecerán; pero si mediante el poder del Espíritu hacen morir a la naturaleza pecaminosa y sus obras, vivirán.

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