Romans 8:13

For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die,.... Such persons are dead, whilst they live, and shall die a second or an eternal death, if grace prevent not. It may be asked, whether one that has…

For if you live ... - If you live to indulge your carnal propensities, you will sink to eternal death; Rom 7:23. Through the Spirit - By the aid of the Spirit; by cherishing and cultivating his…

For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die - Though μελλετε αποθνησκειν may mean, ye shall afterwards die, and this seems to indicate a temporal death, yet not exclusively of an eternal death; for…

In these verses the apostle represents two more excellent benefits, which belong to true believers.

I. Life. The happiness is not barely a negative happiness, not to be condemned; but it is positive,…

ye shall die Lit. ye are about to die; on the way to die. The phrase indicates a sure effect from the given cause.

through the Spirit The Holy Spirit; see next verse, and note above on Rom…