Romans 8:13

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.

Cross-reference

In Romans 8:4-6, the same flesh/Spirit contrast is spelled out: flesh brings death, Spirit brings life.

Romans 8:2 Parallel

Romans 8:2 explains that the Spirit of life frees from sin and death, providing the power for putting to death the body's deeds.

Romans 8:1 Parallel

Romans 8:1 promises no condemnation for those in Christ — the positive outcome for those who live by the Spirit as described here.

Romans 8:6 Parallel

Romans 8:6 parallels the same flesh-Spirit death-life contrast, reinforcing the consequences of each path.

Romans 8:5 Parallel

Romans 8:5 distinguishes flesh-minded from Spirit-minded—the same two paths Paul contrasts in v.13, where Spirit leads to life.

Romans 6:23 Parallel

Romans 6:23 states the wages of sin is death — directly parallel to the warning here about fleshly living leading to death.

Romans 7:5 Parallel

Romans 7:5 describes how living in the flesh produced fruit for death — the former state contrasted with Spirit-led life.

Romans 6:6 Parallel

Romans 6:6 says our old self was crucified—the basis for Paul's command to put to death the deeds of the body by the Spirit.

Romans 6:12 Parallel

Romans 6:12 warns not to let sin reign in your mortal body—directly related to Paul's call to put to death the body's deeds.

Romans 7:24 Parallel

Romans 7:24 cries out for deliverance from the body of death—Romans 8:13 provides the Spirit-powered solution Paul describes.

Romans 13:14 echoes the call to avoid gratifying the flesh, urging believers to 'put on Christ' instead.

Romans 6:21 Parallel

Romans 6:21 says the fruit of past sins ends in death — echoing the consequence of living according to the flesh.

1 Peter 2:11 urges abstaining from fleshly passions which wage war against the soul, directly reinforcing the call to put to death deeds of the body.

Galatians 5:24 states that believers have crucified the flesh with its passions, the same reality as putting to death the body's deeds by the Spirit.

1 Corinthians 9:27 shows Paul disciplining his body to avoid disqualification, a practical outworking of putting to death the deeds of the body.

Galatians 6:8 directly mirrors this: sowing to the flesh reaps corruption, sowing to the Spirit reaps eternal life.

Ephesians 4:22 calls to 'put off' the old self corrupted by desires, paralleling the command to put to death the deeds of the body.

Colossians 3:5 echoes the same command to 'put to death' earthly desires, specifying sins like immorality and covetousness.

Colossians 3:6 warns of God's wrath coming for those who practice such sins, reinforcing the consequence of living according to the flesh.

Titus 2:12 Parallel

Titus 2:12 speaks of renouncing worldly passions through grace's training, aligning with the Spirit-led mortification in Romans 8:13.

James 1:15 Parallel

James 1:15 traces desire to sin to death, echoing the warning that living according to the flesh leads to death.

Ezekiel 18:31 commands casting away transgressions and making a new heart/spirit, closely matching the call to put to death fleshly deeds by the Spirit.

Galatians 5:21 warns that living by the flesh excludes from God's kingdom, matching the death threat in Romans.

Galatians 5:17 directly states the internal war between flesh and Spirit, explaining why believers struggle to do good.

John 3:6 Parallel

John 3:6 draws the same flesh/Spirit contrast—flesh gives flesh, Spirit gives spirit, reinforcing Paul's two ways of living.

Luke 9:23 Parallel

Luke 9:23 calls daily cross-taking and self-denial—the same path of dying to self that leads to life, as in Paul's mortification.

Mark 9:43 Parallel

Mark 9:43 similarly commands cutting off a hand to avoid hell—parallel to putting to death the body's deeds by the Spirit.

Matthew 5:29 gives a vivid example of cutting off a body part to avoid hell—echoing the radical self-mortification Paul urges by the Spirit.

Ezekiel 18:21 promises life to the wicked who turn from sins, directly paralleling the promise of life for putting to death deeds of the body.

In Galatians 5:19-21, a list of fleshly works shows that such practices exclude from God's kingdom — reinforcing the 'die' consequence.

Ephesians 5:3-5 warns that those practicing fleshly sins have no inheritance in the kingdom — a parallel to the death warning.

2 Corinthians 10:3 expands the flesh-Spirit conflict into spiritual warfare, noting believers walk in flesh but don't fight by it.

John 14:17 Parallel

John 14:17 describes the Spirit dwelling in believers—the same Spirit Paul says empowers us to put to death the body's deeds.

John 11:26 Contrast

John 11:26 promises believers will never die—contrasting with the death Paul warns for those living according to the flesh.

Galatians 4:29 illustrates the historic conflict between flesh and Spirit, showing persecution from the fleshly birth.

1 Peter 4:3 Parallel

1 Peter 4:3 describes the fleshly lifestyle of Gentiles, providing a concrete example of what Romans warns against.

2 Peter 2:10 condemns those who indulge fleshly lusts, paralleling the deadly path of living according to the flesh.