Romans 8:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 8:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 8:5 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 8:5 — KJV
“For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit.”
— Romans 8:5 (KJV)
Romans 8:5 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 8:5
“And the Spirit of the LORD fell upon me, and said unto me, Speak; Thus saith the LORD; Thus have ye said, O house of Israel: for I know the things that come into your mind, every one of them.”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:5: mind, things, spirit
“Thus saith the Lord GOD; Woe unto the foolish prophets, that follow their own spirit, and have seen nothing! follow: Heb. walk after and...: or, and things which they have not seen”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:5: after, things, spirit
“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 8:5: after, flesh, spirit
“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 8:5: after, things, spirit
“When I therefore was thus minded, did I use lightness? or the things that I purpose, do I purpose according to the flesh, that with me there should be yea yea, and nay nay?”
Shares key themes with Romans 8:5: flesh, mind, things
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