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Romans 8:7

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the carnal mind: Gr. the minding of the flesh, Romans 1:28, Romans 1:30, Romans 5:10; Exodus 20:5; 2 Chronicles 19:2; Psalms 53:1; John 7:7, John 15:23-24; Ephesians 4:18-19; Colossians 1:21; 2 Timothy 3:4; James 4:4; 1 John 2:15-16

for it: Romans 8:4, Romans 3:31, Romans 7:7-14, Romans 7:22; Matthew 5:19; 1 Corinthians 9:21; Galatians 5:22-23; Hebrews 8:10

neither: Jeremiah 13:23; Matthew 12:34; 1 Corinthians 2:14; 2 Peter 2:14

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