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pneuma G4151

πνεῦμα (pneuma) means “spirit/breath: spirit” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πνεῦμα Greek · G4151 378 tagged occurrences in 344 verses

Pronunciation guide: pnyoo'-mah Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G4151G

πνεῦμα · pneuma · spirit/breath: spirit

πνεῦμα, -τος, τό, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for רוּחַ ;] 1. of air in motion; (a) wind: Jhn.3:8; pl., Heb.1:7 (LXX); (b) breath: π. ζωῆς, Rev.11:11; π. τοῦ στόματος, figuratively, 2Th.2:8 (cf. Ps 32 (33)6). 2. Of the vital principle, the spirit (Arist., Polyb., al.): Luk.8:55, Jhn.19:30, Act.7:59, al.; opposite to σάρξ, Mat.26:41, Mrk.14:38, 1Co.5:5, al.; to σῶμα, Rom.8:10, 1Co.6:17 7:34, 1Pe.4:6; to ψυχή, Php.1:27, Heb.4:12; τὸ π. καὶ ἡ ψ. καὶ τ. σῶμα, 1Th.5:23 (M, Th., in l.); dative, τῷ π., in spirit, Mrk.2:8 8:12, Jhn.11:33 13:21, Act.18:25, Rom.12:11, 1Co.7:34, 1Pe.3:18, al.; of the human spirit of Christ, Rom.1:4, 1Ti.3:16. 3. spirit, i.e. frame of mind, disposition, influence: Luk.1:17, Rom.8:15, 1Co.4:21, Gal 6:1, Eph.2:2, 2Ti.1:7, 1Jn.4:6, al. 4. An incorporeal being, a spirit: Luk.24:37, 39 Act.23:8; π. ὁ θεός, God is spirit, Jhn.4:24; πατὴρ τῶν π., Heb.12:9; of disembodied human beings, Heb.12:23, 1Pe.3:19 (ICC, in l.; DB, iii, 795); of angels. Heb.1:14; of demons or evil spirits, Mat.8:16, Mrk.9:20, Luk.9:39, al.; π. πύθυωνα, Act.16:16; πνεύματα δαιμονίων, Rev.16:14; π. δαιμονίου ἀκαθάρτου, Luk.4:33; π. ἀσθενείας (Bl., §35, 5), Luk.13:11; π. ἀκάθαρτον, Mat.10:1, Mrk.1:23, Luk.4:36, Act.5:16; π. ἄλαλον (καὶ κωφόν), Mrk.9:17, 25; πονηρόν, Luk.7:21, Act.19:12, al. 5. Of the Holy Spirit, π. ἅγιον, τὸ ἅ. π., τὸ π. τὸ ἅ. τὸ π., π. (the article as a rule being used when the Spirit is regarded as a Person or a Divine Power, and omitted when the reference is to an operation, influence or gift of the Spirit; see WM, 151:5; Bl., §46, 7): anarth., Mat.1:18 3:11, 16 4:1, Mrk.1:8 (Swete, in l.), ib.10, Luk.1:15, Jhn.7:39, Act.19:2, Rom.5:5, 1Co.2:4, al.; with art., Mat.4:1 12:31, 32 Mrk.1:10 3:29, Luk.2:26, Jhn.7:36 14:26, Act.4:31 5:3, Rom.8:16, al.; (τὸ) π. (τοῦ) θεοῦ, Mat.3:16, Rom.8:9, Eph.3:16, 1Jn.4:2, al.; τὸ π. τ. πατρός, Mat.10:20; π. θεοῦ ζῶντος, 2Co.3:3; (τὸ) π. τοῦ κυρίου, Luk.4:18, Act.5:9 8:39; τὸ π. Ἰησοῦ, Act.16:7; Χριστοῦ, Rom.8:9; Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, Php.1:19; τὸ π. τ. ἀληθείας, Jhn.15:26 16:13, 1Jn.4:6; λείγει (μαρτυρεῖ) τὸ π. (τὸ ἅγιον), Act.21:11 28:25, 1Ti.4:1, Heb.3:7 10:15, Rev.14:13; before τ. ἐκκλησίαις, Rev.2:7, 11 17, 29, 3:6, 12, 22; ἐν τ. π., Luk.2:27; κατὰ πνεῦμα, Rom.8:4, 5; ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ π., Jhn.3:5, διὰ πνεύματος αἰωνίου, Heb.9:14; ἐν ἁγιασμῷ πνεύματος, 2Th.2:13, 1Pe.1:2; ἓν π., 1Co.12:13, Eph.2:18 4:4; ὁ δὲ κύριος τὸ π. ἐστιν, 2Co.3:17; of that which is effected or governed by the Spirit, opposite to γράμμα, Rom.2:29 7:6, 2Co.3:6. SYN.: νοῦς, which in NT is contrasted with π. as "the action of the understanding in man with that of the spiritual or ecstatic impulse" (DB, iv, 612); ψυχή — the usual term in cl. psychology—in NT, "expresses man as apart from God, a separate individual, π. expresses man as drawing his life from God" (DB, 1-vol., 872). (AS)

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TBESG · G4151H

πνεῦμα · pneuma · spirit/breath: breath

πνεῦμα, -τος, τό, [in LXX chiefly and very frequently for רוּחַ ;] 1. of air in motion; (a) wind: Jhn.3:8; pl., Heb.1:7 (LXX); (b) breath: π. ζωῆς, Rev.11:11; π. τοῦ στόματος, figuratively, 2Th.2:8 (cf. Ps 32 (33)6). 2. Of the vital principle, the spirit (Arist., Polyb., al.): Luk.8:55, Jhn.19:30, Act.7:59, al.; opposite to σάρξ, Mat.26:41, Mrk.14:38, 1Co.5:5, al.; to σῶμα, Rom.8:10, 1Co.6:17 7:34, 1Pe.4:6; to ψυχή, Php.1:27, Heb.4:12; τὸ π. καὶ ἡ ψ. καὶ τ. σῶμα, 1Th.5:23 (M, Th., in l.); dative, τῷ π., in spirit, Mrk.2:8 8:12, Jhn.11:33 13:21, Act.18:25, Rom.12:11, 1Co.7:34, 1Pe.3:18, al.; of the human spirit of Christ, Rom.1:4, 1Ti.3:16. 3. spirit, i.e. frame of mind, disposition, influence: Luk.1:17, Rom.8:15, 1Co.4:21, Gal 6:1, Eph.2:2, 2Ti.1:7, 1Jn.4:6, al. 4. An incorporeal being, a spirit: Luk.24:37, 39 Act.23:8; π. ὁ θεός, God is spirit, Jhn.4:24; πατὴρ τῶν π., Heb.12:9; of disembodied human beings, Heb.12:23, 1Pe.3:19 (ICC, in l.; DB, iii, 795); of angels. Heb.1:14; of demons or evil spirits, Mat.8:16, Mrk.9:20, Luk.9:39, al.; π. πύθυωνα, Act.16:16; πνεύματα δαιμονίων, Rev.16:14; π. δαιμονίου ἀκαθάρτου, Luk.4:33; π. ἀσθενείας (Bl., §35, 5), Luk.13:11; π. ἀκάθαρτον, Mat.10:1, Mrk.1:23, Luk.4:36, Act.5:16; π. ἄλαλον (καὶ κωφόν), Mrk.9:17, 25; πονηρόν, Luk.7:21, Act.19:12, al. 5. Of the Holy Spirit, π. ἅγιον, τὸ ἅ. π., τὸ π. τὸ ἅ. τὸ π., π. (the article as a rule being used when the Spirit is regarded as a Person or a Divine Power, and omitted when the reference is to an operation, influence or gift of the Spirit; see WM, 151:5; Bl., §46, 7): anarth., Mat.1:18 3:11, 16 4:1, Mrk.1:8 (Swete, in l.), ib.10, Luk.1:15, Jhn.7:39, Act.19:2, Rom.5:5, 1Co.2:4, al.; with art., Mat.4:1 12:31, 32 Mrk.1:10 3:29, Luk.2:26, Jhn.7:36 14:26, Act.4:31 5:3, Rom.8:16, al.; (τὸ) π. (τοῦ) θεοῦ, Mat.3:16, Rom.8:9, Eph.3:16, 1Jn.4:2, al.; τὸ π. τ. πατρός, Mat.10:20; π. θεοῦ ζῶντος, 2Co.3:3; (τὸ) π. τοῦ κυρίου, Luk.4:18, Act.5:9 8:39; τὸ π. Ἰησοῦ, Act.16:7; Χριστοῦ, Rom.8:9; Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, Php.1:19; τὸ π. τ. ἀληθείας, Jhn.15:26 16:13, 1Jn.4:6; λείγει (μαρτυρεῖ) τὸ π. (τὸ ἅγιον), Act.21:11 28:25, 1Ti.4:1, Heb.3:7 10:15, Rev.14:13; before τ. ἐκκλησίαις, Rev.2:7, 11 17, 29, 3:6, 12, 22; ἐν τ. π., Luk.2:27; κατὰ πνεῦμα, Rom.8:4, 5; ἐξ ὕδατος καὶ π., Jhn.3:5, διὰ πνεύματος αἰωνίου, Heb.9:14; ἐν ἁγιασμῷ πνεύματος, 2Th.2:13, 1Pe.1:2; ἓν π., 1Co.12:13, Eph.2:18 4:4; ὁ δὲ κύριος τὸ π. ἐστιν, 2Co.3:17; of that which is effected or governed by the Spirit, opposite to γράμμα, Rom.2:29 7:6, 2Co.3:6. SYN.: νοῦς, which in NT is contrasted with π. as "the action of the understanding in man with that of the spiritual or ecstatic impulse" (DB, iv, 612); ψυχή — the usual term in cl. psychology—in NT, "expresses man as apart from God, a separate individual, π. expresses man as drawing his life from God" (DB, 1-vol., 872). (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

wind, breath, spirit.

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How translators render G4151

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
spirit 259
the spirit 33
spirits 30
a spirit 11
in spirit 8
by the spirit 6
of the spirit 5
in the spirit 4
with the spirit 3
breath 2
any spirit 1
between spirits 1
by a spirit 1
his spirit 1
of the holy spirit 1
of the spirits 1
spirit that 1
spirit to drink 1
spirit who is 1
spiritual gifts 1
the breath 1
the spirits 1
through the spirit 1
to the spirits 1
who is the spirit 1
wind 1
winds 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
the spirit 111
ghost 90
spirit 76
the 33
of the spirit 24
spirits 23
in the spirit 13
in spirit 8
of the 8
a spirit 7
the spirits 5
with the 5
with the spirit 5
by the spirit 3
in 3
an 2
of spirit 2
of spirits 2
the ghost 2
through the spirit 2
a 1
life 1
of 1
of spiritual 1
spiritually 1
that spirit 1
the spirit of 1
to the spirit 1
to the spirits 1
unto the spirits 1
with 1
with a spirit 1

Verses containing G4151

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  1. 1 Corinthians 6:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And that is what some of you were. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.

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  2. 1 Corinthians 6:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But he who unites himself with the Lord is one with Him in spirit.

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  3. 1 Corinthians 6:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own;

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  4. 1 Corinthians 7:34 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and his interests are divided. The unmarried woman or virgin is concerned about the work of the Lord, how she can be holy in both body and spirit. But the married woman is concerned about the affairs of this world, how she can please her husband.

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  5. 1 Corinthians 7:40 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.

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  6. 1 Corinthians 12:3 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Therefore I inform you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, “Jesus be cursed,” and no one can say, “Jesus is Lord,” except by the Holy Spirit.

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  7. 1 Corinthians 12:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    There are different gifts, but the same Spirit.

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  8. 1 Corinthians 12:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now to each one the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the common good.

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  9. 1 Corinthians 12:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    To one there is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, to another the message of knowledge by the same Spirit,

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  10. 1 Corinthians 12:9 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,

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  11. 1 Corinthians 12:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    to another the working of miracles, to another prophecy, to another distinguishing between spirits, to another speaking in various tongues, and to still another the interpretation of tongues.

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  12. 1 Corinthians 12:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    All these are the work of one and the same Spirit, who apportions them to each one as He determines.

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  13. 1 Corinthians 12:13 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body, whether Jews or Greeks, slave or free, and we were all given one Spirit to drink.

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  14. 1 Corinthians 14:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.

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  15. 1 Corinthians 14:12 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It is the same with you. Since you are eager to have spiritual gifts, strive to excel in gifts that build up the church.

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  16. 1 Corinthians 14:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

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  17. 1 Corinthians 14:15 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    What then shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind. I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind.

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  18. 1 Corinthians 14:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Otherwise, if you speak a blessing in spirit, how can someone who is uninstructed say “Amen” to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?

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  19. 1 Corinthians 14:32 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The spirits of prophets are subject to prophets.

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  20. 1 Corinthians 15:45 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being”; the last Adam a life-giving spirit.

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  21. 1 Corinthians 16:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For they refreshed my spirit and yours as well. Show your appreciation, therefore, to such men.

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  22. 2 Corinthians 1:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    placed His seal on us, and put His Spirit in our hearts as a pledge of what is to come.

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  23. 2 Corinthians 2:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I had no peace in my spirit, because I did not find my brother Titus there. So I said goodbye to them and went on to Macedonia.

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  24. 2 Corinthians 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    It is clear that you are a letter from Christ, the result of our ministry, written not with ink but with the Spirit of the living God, not on tablets of stone but on tablets of human hearts.

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  25. 2 Corinthians 3:6 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

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  26. 2 Corinthians 3:8 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious?

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  27. 2 Corinthians 3:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.

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  28. 2 Corinthians 3:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.

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  29. 2 Corinthians 4:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,

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  30. 2 Corinthians 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And it is God who has prepared us for this very purpose and has given us the Spirit as a pledge of what is to come.

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  31. 2 Corinthians 6:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    in purity, knowledge, patience, and kindness; in the Holy Spirit and in sincere love;

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  32. 2 Corinthians 7:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

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  33. 2 Corinthians 7:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    On account of this, we are encouraged. In addition to our own encouragement, we were even more delighted by the joy of Titus. For his spirit has been refreshed by all of you.

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  34. 2 Corinthians 11:4 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For if someone comes and proclaims a Jesus other than the One we proclaimed, or if you receive a different spirit than the One you received, or a different gospel than the one you accepted, you put up with it very easily.

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  35. 2 Corinthians 12:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I urged Titus to visit you, and I sent our brother with him. Did Titus exploit you in any way? Did we not walk in the same Spirit and follow in the same footsteps?

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  36. 2 Corinthians 13:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with all of you.

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    Source alternate reference: 13.14

  37. Galatians 3:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

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  38. Galatians 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Are you so foolish? After starting in the Spirit, are you now finishing in the flesh?

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  39. Galatians 3:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Does God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?

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  40. Galatians 3:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.

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  41. Galatians 4:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And because you are sons, God sent the Spirit of His Son into our hearts, crying out, “Abba, Father!”

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  42. Galatians 4:29 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    At that time, however, the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born by the Spirit. It is the same now.

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  43. Galatians 5:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But by faith we eagerly await through the Spirit the hope of righteousness.

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  44. Galatians 5:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

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  45. Galatians 5:17 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.

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  46. Galatians 5:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.

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  47. Galatians 5:22 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

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  48. Galatians 5:25 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Since we live by the Spirit, let us walk in step with the Spirit.

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  49. Galatians 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

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  50. Galatians 6:8 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    The one who sows to please his flesh, from the flesh will reap destruction; but the one who sows to please the Spirit, from the Spirit will reap eternal life.

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