Bible Verses about “flesh”

“Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told [you] in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”

“There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God [is] faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear [it].”

“Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are [these]; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,”

“Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,”

“And whatsoever ye do, do [it] heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;”

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high [places].”

“¶ Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”

“Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.”

“Knowing that of the Lord ye shall receive the reward of the inheritance: for ye serve the Lord Christ.”

“And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, [do] all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.”

“Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.”

“Fathers, provoke not your children [to anger], lest they be discouraged.”

“Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also [do] ye.”

“¶ But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.”

“[This] I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.”

“Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.”

“Children, obey [your] parents in all things: for this is well pleasing unto the Lord.”

“¶ Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:”

“¶ Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;”

“And above all these things [put on] charity, which is the bond of perfectness.”

“For to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace.”

“Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.”

“And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.”

“Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds;”

“Where there is neither Greek nor Jew, circumcision nor uncircumcision, Barbarian, Scythian, bond [nor] free: but Christ [is] all, and in all.”

“And have put on the new [man], which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:”

“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.”

“So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.”

“And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful.”

“¶ Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.”

“But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.”

“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.”

“¶ If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.”

“For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.”

“When Christ, [who is] our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory.”

“Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:”

“For which things' sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:”

“In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.”

“Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?”

“‹Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed› [is] ‹willing, but the flesh› [is] ‹weak.›”