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Romans 8:5 — compare English translations

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    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.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    For those existing according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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