Romans8:6

Translation

For the mind

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of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit, life and peace,

Paraphrase

For to follow the thoughts of the natural desires without God brings about death; to follow the thoughts of the Spirit of God brings life and peace,

Footnotes

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This is a play on words using “mind.” Here it is the noun, but it ties in powerfully with the verb used in the previous verse. Unfortunately, in English we have to go with something like “thoughts of, purpose of, or inclination of” in order to make the meaning clear. Although this is saying “the thoughts of the flesh…” the play on words provides a hint of “to think the thoughts of the flesh and to obey the thoughts of the flesh.” Or as I have presented it in the paraphrase, “to follow the thoughts of the flesh …”