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flesh

Meaning of “flesh”

Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

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420 occurrences369 verses50 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 2:21

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Galatians 4:14
And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor rejected; but received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Galatians 4:14 · retained source text

And my temptation which was in my flesh ye despised not, nor reiected, but receiued mee as an Angel of God, euen as Christ Iesus.

Galatians 4:23
But he who was of the bondwoman was born after the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Galatians 4:23 · retained source text

But he who was of the bondwoman, was borne after the flesh: but hee of the freewoman, was by promise.

Galatians 4:29
But as then he that was born after the flesh persecuted him that was born after the Spirit, even so it is now.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Galatians 4:29 · retained source text

But as then hee that was borne after the flesh, persecuted him that was borne after the Spirit, euen so it is now.

Galatians 5:13
For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Galatians 5:13 · retained source text

For brethren, ye haue beene called vnto liberty, onely vse not libertie for an occasion to the flesh, but by loue serue one another.

Galatians 5:16
This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Galatians 5:16 · retained source text

This I say then, Walke in the spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lust of the flesh.

1611 marginal noteOr, fulfill not.

Galatians 5:17
For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
2 word occurrences in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Galatians 5:17 · retained source text

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that yee cannot doe the things that yee would.

Galatians 5:24
And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Galatians 5:24 · retained source text

And they that are Christs, haue crucified the flesh with the affections and lustes.

1611 marginal noteOr, passions

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