Gal 5:17, 24, 1Ti 1:18, 2Ti 2:3-4, 4:7 | ESV | STEP | For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit , and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh , for these are opposed to each other , to keep you from doing the things you want to do.

Galatians 5:17

17 For ^athe desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, ^bto keep you from doing the things you want to do.

Galatians 5:24

24 And those who belong to Christ Jesus ^chave crucified the flesh with its ^dpassions and desires.

1 Timothy 1:18

18 This charge ^eI entrust to you, Timothy, my child, in accordance with ^fthe prophecies previously made about you, that by them you may ^gwage the good warfare,

2 Timothy 2:3-4

3 ^hShare in suffering as ⁱa good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No soldier ^jgets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.

2 Timothy 4:7

7 ^kI have fought the good fight, ^lI have finished the race, I have kept the faith.