Romans 8:5
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.
Cross-reference
Romans 8:6 directly follows: setting the mind on the flesh leads to death, while the Spirit brings life and peace — amplifying the contrast in verse 5.
Romans 8:7 explains why fleshly mindset is so serious: it is hostile to God and cannot submit to His law — deepening the flesh/Spirit contrast.
Romans 8:9 applies the contrast directly to believers: you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if God's Spirit dwells in you — identifying who lives by the Spirit.
Romans 8:12 draws the logical conclusion that we are not obligated to the flesh, reinforcing the contrast between flesh and Spirit mindsets.
Romans 8:13 expands on the outcomes: flesh leads to death, Spirit leads to life, directly building on the two mindsets here.
Romans 8:14 defines those led by the Spirit as sons of God — the same Spirit-led group contrasted with fleshly living in verse 5.
1 Corinthians 2:14 describes the 'natural person' who cannot understand spiritual things — aligning with the fleshly mindset that ignores the Spirit in Romans 8:5.
2 Peter 2:10 describes those who indulge fleshly passions — the same 'flesh' mindset Paul contrasts with the Spirit in Romans 8:5.
Colossians 3:1-3 explicitly urges setting minds on things above — a direct echo of the Spirit-minded life contrasted with fleshly mindsets here.
Philippians 3:19 says their minds are set on earthly things — the exact fleshly mindset from Romans 8:5, leading to destruction.
Galatians 5:22-23 lists the fruit of the Spirit — the positive outcome of living by the Spirit, contrasting the works of the flesh in the same chapter.
John 3:6 contrasts flesh and Spirit birth, providing the theological foundation for the two opposing mindsets described here.
In Mark 8:33, Jesus rebukes Peter for setting his mind on human things — the same fleshly mindset Paul contrasts with the Spirit in Romans 8:5.
Galatians 5:16 commands walking by the Spirit to avoid gratifying fleshly desires — a direct expansion of the same flesh-Spirit contrast.
Galatians 5:17 explicitly states the flesh and Spirit are in opposition, grounding the contrast in Romans 8:5 as a cosmic conflict.
Galatians 5:19 lists specific 'deeds of the flesh,' providing concrete examples of what setting the mind on the flesh entails.
Matthew 16:23 uses the same 'set mind' language: Peter has human concerns in mind, not God's — a clear parallel to flesh vs Spirit mindset.
Galatians 5:25 urges those who live by the Spirit to also walk by the Spirit, directly applying the mindset of the Spirit from Romans 8:5.
2 Corinthians 10:3 acknowledges living in the world but not warring according to it, complementing the call to not set mind on the flesh.
Ephesians 5:9 describes the fruit of light (goodness, righteousness, truth) — the positive outcomes of living in the Spirit, complementing the mindset contrast here.
1 Corinthians 2:12 contrasts the spirit of the world with the Spirit from God — a parallel to the flesh/Spirit distinction, focusing on source of understanding.