Psalm 51:5

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⁵Surely I was sinful^(A) at birth,^(B)
sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

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John 3:6

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⁶Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit^[a] gives birth to spirit.^(A)

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John 3:6 Or but spirit

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Romans 3:18

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¹⁸ “There is no fear of God before their eyes.”^[a]^(A)

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Romans 3:18 Psalm 36:1

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Romans 8:7-8

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⁷The mind governed by the flesh is hostile to God;^(A) it does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. ⁸Those who are in the realm of the flesh^(B) cannot please God.

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Ephesians 2:3

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³All of us also lived among them at one time,^(A) gratifying the cravings of our flesh^[a]^(B) and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.

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Ephesians 2:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.