Roma 8:13

8:13 (for if you live according to the flesh, you will ¹  die), ²  but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body you will live.

Galatia 6:8

6:8 because the person who sows to his own flesh ³  will reap corruption ⁴  from the flesh, ⁵  but the one who sows to the Spirit will reap eternal life from the Spirit.

¹ tn Grk “are about to, are certainly going to.”

² sn This remark is parenthetical to Paul’s argument.

³ tn BDAG 915 s.v. σάρξ 2.c.α states: “In Paul’s thought esp., all parts of the body constitute a totality known as σ. or flesh, which is dominated by sin to such a degree that wherever flesh is, all forms of sin are likew. present, and no good thing can live in the σάρξ…Gal 5:13, 24;…Opp. τὸ πνεῦμα…Gal 3:3; 5:16, 17ab; 6:8ab.”

⁴ tn Or “destruction.”

⁵ tn See the note on the previous occurrence of the word “flesh” in this verse.