Romans 8:8 Cross References

Romans 8:8

8: That's why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.

John 3:5

  1. Jesus replied, "The truth is, no one can enter the Kingdom of God without being born of water and the Spirit.
  2. Humans can reproduce only human life, but the Holy Spirit gives new life from heaven.

Hebrews 11:5

  1. It was by faith that Enoch was taken up to heaven without dying--"suddenly he disappeared because God took him." But before he was taken up, he was approved as pleasing to God.
  2. So, you see, it is impossible to please God without faith. Anyone who wants to come to him must believe that there is a God and that he rewards those who sincerely seek him.

Romans 8:9

  1. But you are not controlled by your sinful nature. You are controlled by the Spirit if you have the Spirit of God living in you. (And remember that those who do not have the Spirit of Christ living in them are not Christians at all.)

Romans 7:5

  1. When we were controlled by our old nature, sinful desires were at work within us, and the law aroused these evil desires that produced sinful deeds, resulting in death.

John 3:3

  1. Jesus replied, "I assure you, unless you are born again, you can never see the Kingdom of God."

1 John 3:22

  1. And we will receive whatever we request because we obey him and do the things that please him.

Colossians 1:10

  1. Then the way you live will always honor and please the Lord, and you will continually do good, kind things for others. All the while, you will learn to know God better and better.

Hebrews 13:20

  1. And now, may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, all that is pleasing to him. Jesus is the great Shepherd of the sheep by an everlasting covenant, signed with his blood. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.

John 8:29

  1. And the one who sent me is with me--he has not deserted me. For I always do those things that are pleasing to him."

1 Corinthians 7:32

  1. In everything you do, I want you to be free from the concerns of this life. An unmarried man can spend his time doing the Lord's work and thinking how to please him.

Matthew 3:17

  1. And a voice from heaven said, "This is my beloved Son, and I am fully pleased with him."

Colossians 3:20

  1. You children must always obey your parents, for this is what pleases the Lord.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

  1. Finally, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you in the name of the Lord Jesus to live in a way that pleases God, as we have taught you. You are doing this already, and we encourage you to do so more and more.

Philippians 4:18

  1. At the moment I have all I need--more than I need! I am generously supplied with the gifts you sent me with Epaphroditus. They are a sweet-smelling sacrifice that is acceptable to God and pleases him.

Hebrews 13:16

  1. Don't forget to do good and to share what you have with those in need, for such sacrifices are very pleasing to God.
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