Translation
For those that live according to the flesh, mind
Go to footnote numberthe things of the flesh; but those according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
Paraphrase
For those that live their lives guided by natural desires without God, pay attention to and obey the things that
natural desires without God tell them to do; but those that live their lives guided by the Spirit of God, pay attention to and obey the things that the Spirit of God tells them to do.
Footnotes
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The verb “mind” is a good verb; it is a shame that we are slowly losing it in English, except the occasional time a parent will still use the verb “mind” when a child is not obeying properly. It points to the twin actions of paying attention and obeying.