Romans 8:13
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 8:13 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 8:13 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "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 li..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 8:13 — 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.”
— Romans 8:13 (KJV)
Romans 8:13 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 8:13
“And after all that is come upon us for our evil deeds, and for our great trespass, seeing that thou our God hast punished us less than our iniquities deserve, and hast given us such deliverance as this; hast punished...: Heb. hast withheld beneath our iniquities”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:13: live, after, deeds
“And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God: And...: or, After I shall awake, though this body be destroyed, yet out of my flesh”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:13: after, flesh, body
“And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:13: after, flesh, spirit
“And when he had apprehended him, he put him in prison, and delivered him to four quaternions of soldiers to keep him; intending after Easter to bring him forth to the people. Easter: Gr. Passover quaternions: a file of four soldiers”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:13: live, after, die
“After these things were ended, Paul purposed in the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been there, I must also see Rome.”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:13: after, through, spirit
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