Romans 7:5

7:5 For when we were in the flesh, ¹  the sinful desires, ²  aroused by the law, were active in the members of our body ³  to bear fruit for death.

Romans 7:23

7:23 But I see a different law in my members waging war against the law of my mind and making me captive to the law of sin that is in my members.

Galatians 5:17

5:17 For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desires ⁴  that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition to ⁵  each other, so that you cannot do what you want.

Colossians 3:5

3:5 So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth: ⁶  sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion, ⁷  evil desire, and greed which is idolatry.

¹ tn That is, before we were in Christ.

² tn Or “sinful passions.”

³ tn Grk “our members”; the words “of our body” have been supplied to clarify the meaning.

⁴ tn The words “has desires” do not occur in the Greek text a second time, but are repeated in the translation for clarity.

⁵ tn Or “are hostile toward” (L&N 39.1).

⁶ tn Grk “the members which are on the earth.” See BDAG 628 s.v. μέλος 1, “put to death whatever in you is worldly.”

⁷ tn Or “lust.”