Romans 8:6

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Ver. 6. To be carnally] The quintessence of the flesh's wittiness, or rather wickedness, φρονημα .

Related Commentaries of Romans 8:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For to be carnally minded - Margin, “The minding of the flesh.” The sense is, that to follow the inclinations of the flesh, or the corrupt propen...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

(7) For to be carnally minded [is] death; but to be spiritually minded [is] life and peace. (7) He demonstrates what follows from his argument: beca...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

The New Man in Christ Jesus. Romans 8:1 . Therefore now sin's captive escapes! No condemnation: Romans 1:18 to Romans 3:20 ; Romans 7:14-24...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

to be, &c. . the minding (Greek. phronema . Only here and Romans 8:7 ; Romans 8:27 ) of the flesh. is: i.e. results in. to be spirituall...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

6. The minding of the flesh, etc. [ Erasmus ] has rendered it “affection,” ( affectum ;) the old translator, “prudence,” ( prudenti...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 1860 THE CARNAL AND SPIRITUAL MIND CONTRASTED Romans 8:6 . To be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and p...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. For to be carnally minded is death - To live under the influe...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For to be carnally-minded is death— For joins what follows to Romans 8:1 as the reason of what is here laid down; namely, that deliverance from...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. For. This is scarcely to be taken as a mere particle of t...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The New Life in Cheist in relation to God and the Spirit It was shown in Romans 5:12 . that condemnation for the guilt of sin is done away by j...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

To be carnally minded.. spiritually minded] RV 'the mind of the flesh.. the mind of the spirit.'
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(1-11) A result is thus attained which the law of Moses could not accomplish, but which is accomplished in the gospel. The Christian is entirely free...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

(5-8) Further description of the antithesis between flesh and spirit in regard to (1) their object, Romans 8:5 ; (2) their nature, Romans 8:7-8 ; (...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Translate, For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace. To think of nothing but the gratification of the sense...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 17 THE JUSTIFIED: THEIR LIFE BY THE HOLY SPIRIT Romans 8:1-11 THE sequence of the eighth chapter of the Epistle on the seventh is a st...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

New Life in the Spirit Romans 8:1-9 This may fitly be called the “chapter of the Holy Spirit.” The Apostle has carefully kept this great theme...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The opening sentences of this chapter show a remarkable contrast with the previous chapter. From the fearful sense of condemnation we pass into the c...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. (7) Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For to be carnally minded is death ,.... The phrase the apostle here uses, includes the best part of corrupt man; the mind, the understanding, the j...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

For Or rather, now; they that are after the flesh The apostle having, Romans 8:1 , described those to whom there is no condemnation , as person...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Deliverance Simply by God's Truth We come now, in the first four verses here, to the deliverance itself. Is this to be by means of experience? A m...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

The Believer's Privileges. A. D. 58. 1 Ther...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In this verse we have an account of the different end of those that are carnal and spiritual, as in the former we had a description of their differen...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

The Contrast Between Flesh And Spirit Is Considered, Leading Up To The Assurance Of Life Through The Triune God And A Declaration Of Our Sonship And...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘For the mind of the flesh is death, but the mind of the Spirit is life and peace,' The consequence of having ‘the mind of the flesh' is death. If w...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES Romans 8:5 .—The state is indicated in Romans 7:25 , when the mind can serve the law of God, and only the flesh is subject to the...
Sermon Bible Commentary

Romans 8:1-11 In the verses before us three points are touched on regarding the gospel as God's power to sanctify. These are: (1) The preliminary...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Romans 8:1 . There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. My hea...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This wonderful chapter is the very cream of the cream of Holy Scripture. What a grand key-note the apostle strikes in the first verse! Romans 8:1 ....
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

This precious chapter reminds us of the description of the land of Havilah, «where there is gold, and the gold of that land is good.» Romans 8:1 ....
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Romans 8:1 . There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. To my...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Romans 8:1 . There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, Observe that Paul writes «There is therefore,» for he is...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

The words we are about to read follow a passage in which the Apostle describes the conflict of his soul. It is rather singular that it should be so....
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Romans 8:1 . There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. «No co...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The first four verses of this chapter belong to the preseding one, and deduce the just conclusions therefrom, that the state of fallen man is a state...
The Biblical Illustrator

For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh. Description of regenerate and unregenerate The word “flesh” is here to be ta...
The Biblical Illustrator

For to be carnally minded is death. The carnal and the spiritual mind I. The carnal mind. 1. The disposition. (1) The expression is an ab...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION Romans 8:1-45 ( c ) The blessed condition and assured hope of such as are in Christ Jesus. The summary of the contents of this...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The difference between the carnal mind and the spiritual mind:
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace,
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Galatians 5:22 ; Galatians 6:8 ; James 1:14 ; James 1:15 ; John 14:27 ; John 14:6 ; John 17:5 ; Romans 14:17 ; Romans 5:1 ; Romans 5:10 ;...
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

For to be carnally minded — That is, to mind the things of the flesh. Is death — The sure mark of spiritual death, and the way to death everlasting...

⁶ For to be carnallyb minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace.

Related Commentaries of Romans 8:6

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Romans 8:6