Discovery BoxRomans 8:6 
Context8:6 For the outlook 1 of the flesh is death, but the outlook of the Spirit is life and peace,
Romans 8:5
Context8:5 For those who live according to the flesh have their outlook shaped by 2 the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit have their outlook shaped by the things of the Spirit.
Romans 8:7
Context8:7 because the outlook of the flesh is hostile to God, for it does not submit to the law of God, nor is it able to do so.
1 tn Or “mindset,” “way of thinking” (twice in this verse and once in v. 7). The Greek term φρόνημα does not refer to one’s mind, but to one’s outlook or mindset.
2 tn Grk “think on” or “are intent on” (twice in this verse). What is in view here is not primarily preoccupation, however, but worldview. Translations like “set their mind on” could be misunderstood by the typical English reader to refer exclusively to preoccupation.
