Romans 8:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Romans 8:7

5 For ^athose who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, ^bthe things of the Spirit.

6 For ^ato be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

7 Because ^athe carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, ^bnor indeed can be.

8 So then, those who are in the flesh cannot please God.

9 But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.

10 And if Christ is in you, the body is dead because of sin, but the Spirit is life because of righteousness.

11 But if the Spirit of ^aHim who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, ^bHe who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies¹ through His Spirit who dwells in you.

Verse Comparison: Romans 8:7

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American Standard Version
because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:

Amplified® Bible
[That is] because the mind of the flesh [with its carnal thoughts and purposes] is hostile to God, for it does not submit itself to God's Law; indeed it cannot.

Contemporary English Version
Our desires fight against God, because they do not and cannot obey God's laws.

Darby English Version
Because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God; for neither indeed can it be:

Good News Bible
And so people become enemies of God when they are controlled by their human nature; for they do not obey God's law, and in fact they cannot obey it.

International Standard Version
That is why the mind that is set on the flesh is hostile toward God. For it refuses to submit to the authority of God's law because it is powerless to do so.

King James Version
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

New American Standard Bible
because the mind set on the flesh is hostile toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it is not even able {to do so,}

New International Version
the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God's law, nor can it do so.

New King James Version
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, nor indeed can be.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
because the mind set on the flesh shows hostility toward God; for it does not subject itself to the law of God, for it cannot even do so,

Young's Literal Translation
because the mind of the flesh `is' enmity to God, for to the law of God it doth not subject itself,

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