The word in Scripture

Flesh in the Bible

The word flesh appears 420 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Flesh is human weakness and the sinful nature at war with the Spirit. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What flesh means in the Bible

Flesh is human weakness and the sinful nature at war with the Spirit.

Where the word flesh appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word flesh appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.”Psalms 38:3

“In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust; I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.”Psalms 56:4

“And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”John 1:14

“That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.”John 3:6

“There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.”Romans 8:1

“Whose are the fathers, and of whom as concerning the flesh Christ came, who is over all, God blessed for ever. Amen.”Romans 9:5

“I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.”Galatians 2:20

“For, brethren, ye have been called unto liberty; only use not liberty for an occasion to the flesh, but by love serve one another.”Galatians 5:13