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Sarx was a common word with a few shades of meaning. BDAG σάρξ:
① the material that covers the bones of a human or animal body, flesh lit.
② the physical body as functioning entity, body, physical body
ⓒα. In Paul’s thought esp., all parts of the body constitute a totality known as σ. or flesh, which is dominated by sin to such a degree that wherever flesh is, all forms of sin are likewise present, and no good thing can live in the σάρξ Ro 7:18
③ one who is or becomes a physical being, living being with flesh
④ human/ancestral connection, human/mortal nature, earthly descent
⑤ the outward side of life
Berean Standard Bible:
No. Adam and Eve had bodies of flesh without sin until they ate the forbidden fruit.
Ro 12:
Did Jesus have a body of sinful flesh?
Yes, in the sense that Jesus had the likeness of a body of flesh that tended to sin. He had a human nature. However, fundamentally, the answer is no, at least not until his body was put on the cross. 1 Peter 2:
Strong's Greek: 4561. σάρξ (sarx) — 149 Occurrences
Sarx was a common word with a few shades of meaning. BDAG σάρξ:
① the material that covers the bones of a human or animal body, flesh lit.
② the physical body as functioning entity, body, physical body
ⓒα. In Paul’s thought esp., all parts of the body constitute a totality known as σ. or flesh, which is dominated by sin to such a degree that wherever flesh is, all forms of sin are likewise present, and no good thing can live in the σάρξ Ro 7:18
③ one who is or becomes a physical being, living being with flesh
④ human/ancestral connection, human/mortal nature, earthly descent
⑤ the outward side of life
Berean Standard Bible:
Berean Literal Bible:
Is flesh by nature sinful? Is flesh inherently sinful?
No. Adam and Eve had bodies of flesh without sin until they ate the forbidden fruit.
Ro 12:
Our bodies can be holy even as our G4561-flesh tends to sin.
Did Jesus have a body of sinful flesh?
Yes, in the sense that Jesus had the likeness of a body of flesh that tended to sin. He had a human nature. However, fundamentally, the answer is no, at least not until his body was put on the cross. 1 Peter 2:
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