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σάρξ sarx

“flesh” · 147 times in the New Testament

Through the Bible

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  • “flesh” 82
  • “body” 20
  • “(not translated)” 7
  • “people” 3
  • “earthly” 3
  • other ways 32
As a table, book by book
BookTimes
Matthew5
Mark4
Luke2
John13
Acts3
Romans26
1 Corinthians11
2 Corinthians11
Galatians18
Ephesians9
Philippians5
Colossians9
1 Timothy1
Philemon1
Hebrews6
James1
1 Peter7
2 Peter2
1 John2
2 John1
Jude3
Revelation7

How the BSB translates it

Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.

  1. flesh82
  2. body20
  3. Not translated: the English carries it without a word7
  4. earthly3
  5. people3
  6. flesh is2
  7. human standards2
  8. illness2
  9. nobody2
  10. one2
  11. physical2
  12. sinful nature2
  13. 18 other ways18

Where it occurs

Grouped by how it’s translated, then by book. Each reference opens the verse.

“flesh” 82
  • Matthew 3

    • 16:17 …not revealed to you by flesh and blood but by…
    • 19:5 …two will become one flesh
    • 19:6 …longer two but one flesh Therefore what God has…
  • Mark 2

    • 10:8 …two will become one flesh So they are no…
    • 10:8 …longer two but one flesh
  • Luke 1

    • 24:39 …spirit does not have flesh and bones as you…
  • John 11

    • 1:14 …The Word became flesh and made His dwelling…
    • 3:6 …Flesh is born of flesh but spirit is born…
    • 3:6 Flesh is born of flesh…
    • 6:51 …the world is My flesh
    • 6:52 …man give us His flesh to eat…
    • 6:53 …unless you eat the flesh and drink the blood…
    • 6:54 …Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood…
    • 6:55 …For My flesh is real food and…
    • 6:56 …Whoever eats My flesh and drinks My blood…
    • 6:63 …Spirit gives life the flesh profits nothing The words…
    • 8:15 …judge according to the flesh I judge no one…
  • Romans 19

    • 1:3 …of David according to the flesh
    • 4:1 …our forefather according to the flesh has discovered…
    • 6:19 …the weakness of your flesh Just as you used…
    • 7:5 …lived according to the flesh the sinful passions aroused…
    • 7:18 …that is in my flesh for I have the…
    • 7:25 …God but with my flesh I serve the law…
    • 8:3 …was weakened by the flesh God did by sending…
    • 8:3 …condemned sin in the flesh
    • 8:4 …not walk according to the flesh but according to the…
    • 8:5 …who live according to the flesh set their minds on…
    • 8:5 …the things of the flesh but those who live…
    • 8:6 …The mind of the flesh is death but the…
    • 8:7 …the mind of the flesh is hostile to God…
    • 8:8 …Those controlled by the flesh cannot please God…
    • 8:9 …are controlled not by the flesh but by the Spirit…
    • 8:12 …is not to the flesh to live according to…
    • 8:13 …you live according to the flesh you will die but…
    • 9:8 …the children of the flesh who are God’s children…
    • 13:14 …the desires of the flesh
  • 1 Corinthians 4

    • 5:5 …the destruction of the flesh so that his spirit…
    • 6:16 …two will become one flesh
    • 15:39 …have one kind of flesh animals have another birds…
    • 15:50 …to you brothers that flesh and blood cannot inherit…
  • 2 Corinthians 6

    • 5:16 …no one according to the flesh Although we once regarded…
    • 10:2 …we live according to the flesh
    • 10:3 …though we live in the flesh we do not wage…
    • 10:3 …wage war according to the flesh
    • 11:18 …are boasting according to flesh I too will boast…
    • 12:7 …a thorn in my flesh a messenger of Satan…
  • Galatians 13

    • 1:16 …not rush to consult with flesh and blood…
    • 3:3 …are you now finishing in the flesh
    • 4:23 …was born according to the flesh but his son by…
    • 4:29 …the son born by the flesh persecuted the son born…
    • 5:13 …an opportunity for the flesh Rather serve one another…
    • 5:16 …not gratify the desires of the flesh
    • 5:17 …For the flesh craves what is contrary…
    • 5:17 …is contrary to the flesh They are opposed to…
    • 5:19 …The acts of the flesh are obvious sexual immorality…
    • 5:24 …Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and…
    • 6:8 …sows to please his flesh from the flesh will…
    • 6:8 …his flesh from the flesh will reap destruction but…
    • 6:13 …may boast in your flesh
  • Ephesians 5

    • 2:3 …the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires…
    • 2:11 …who are Gentiles in the flesh and called uncircumcised by…
    • 2:15 …by abolishing in His flesh the law of commandments…
    • 5:31 …two will become one flesh
    • 6:12 …struggle is not against flesh and blood but against…
  • Philippians 2

    • 3:3 …put no confidence in the flesh
    • 3:4 …grounds for confidence in the flesh I have more…
  • Colossians 2

    • 1:24 …fill up in my flesh what is lacking in…
    • 2:23 …the indulgence of the flesh
  • 1 Timothy 1

    • 3:16 …great He appeared in the flesh was vindicated by the…
  • Hebrews 1

    • 2:14 …since the children have flesh and blood He too…
  • James 1

    • 5:3 …you and consume your flesh like fire You have…
  • 1 Peter 1

    • 4:6 …be judged as men in the flesh but live according to…
  • 2 Peter 2

    • 2:10 …the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority Bold…
    • 2:18 …to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those escaping…
  • 1 John 2

    • 2:16 …the desires of the flesh the desires of the…
    • 4:2 …Christ has come in the flesh is from God…
  • 2 John 1

    • 1:7 …of Jesus Christ in the flesh Any such person is…
  • Jude 2

    • 1:7 …immorality and pursued strange flesh are on display as…
    • 1:23 …clothing stained by the flesh
  • Revelation 1

    • 17:16 …they will eat her flesh and burn her with…

And 2 more, on the full page.

“body” 20
  • Matthew 1

    • 26:41 …is willing but the body is weak…
  • Mark 1

    • 14:38 …is willing but the body is weak…
  • Acts 2

    • 2:26 …my tongue rejoices my body also will dwell in…
    • 2:31 …Hades nor did His body see decay…
  • 2 Corinthians 3

    • 4:11 …revealed in our mortal body
    • 7:1 …from everything that defiles body and spirit perfecting holiness…
    • 7:5 …arrived in Macedonia our bodies had no rest but…
  • Galatians 1

    • 2:20 …life I live in the body I live by faith…
  • Ephesians 2

    • 2:11 …circumcision that done in the body by human hands…
    • 5:29 …ever hated his own body but he nourishes and…
  • Philippians 2

    • 1:22 …go on living in the body this will mean fruitful…
    • 1:24 …I remain in the body
  • Colossians 1

    • 2:5 …absent from you in body I am present with…
  • Hebrews 2

    • 9:13 …them so that their bodies are clean…
    • 10:20 …the curtain of His body
  • 1 Peter 4

    • 3:18 …was put to death in the body but made alive in…
    • 3:21 …the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of…
    • 4:1 …Therefore since Christ suffered in His body arm yourselves with the…
    • 4:1 …anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin…
  • Jude 1

    • 1:8 …way these dreamers defile their bodies reject authority and slander…
Not translated: the English carries it without a word 7
“people” 3
  • John 1

    • 17:2 …Him authority over all people so that He may…
  • Acts 1

    • 2:17 …My Spirit on all people Your sons and daughters…
  • 1 Corinthians 1

    • 10:18 …Consider the people of Israel Are not…
“earthly” 3
  • Ephesians 1

    • 6:5 …Slaves obey your earthly masters with respect and…
  • Colossians 1

    • 3:22 …Slaves obey your earthly masters in everything not…
  • Hebrews 1

    • 12:9 …we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us…
“nobody” 2
  • Matthew 1

    • 24:22 …not been cut short nobody would be saved But…
  • Mark 1

    • 13:20 …cut short those days nobody would be saved But…
“physical” 2
  • Romans 1

    • 2:28 …circumcision only outward and physical
  • Colossians 1

    • 1:22 …reconciled you by Christ’s physical body through death to…
“one” 2
  • Romans 1

    • 3:20 …Therefore no one will be justified in…
  • 1 Corinthians 1

    • 1:29 …so that no one may boast in His…
“human standards” 2
  • 1 Corinthians 1

    • 1:26 …of you were wise by human standards not many were powerful…
  • 2 Corinthians 1

    • 1:17 …make my plans by human standards so as to say…
“flesh is” 2
  • 1 Corinthians 1

    • 15:39 …Not all flesh is the same Men have…
  • 1 Peter 1

    • 1:24 …For All flesh is like grass and all…
“illness” 2
  • Galatians 2

    • 4:13 …it was because of an illness that I first preached…
    • 4:14 …And although my illness was a trial to…
“sinful nature” 2
  • Colossians 2

    • 2:11 …putting off of your sinful nature with the circumcision performed…
    • 2:13 …the uncircumcision of your sinful nature God made you alive…
“humanity” 1
  • Luke 1

    • 3:6 …And all humanity will see God’s salvation…
“desire” 1
  • John 1

    • 1:13 …of blood nor of the desire or will of man…
“man” 1
  • Romans 1

    • 8:3 …the likeness of sinful man as an offering for…
“it” 1
  • Romans 1

    • 8:12 …to live according to it
“own flesh and blood” 1
  • Romans 1

    • 9:3 …of my brothers my own flesh and blood
“human descent” 1
  • Romans 1

    • 9:5 …and from them proceeds the human descent of Christ who is…
“people to jealousy” 1
  • Romans 1

    • 11:14 …may provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of…
“life” 1
  • 1 Corinthians 1

    • 7:28 …face troubles in this life and I want to…
“way” 1
  • 2 Corinthians 1

    • 5:16 …we once regarded Christ in this way we do so no…
“no one” 1
  • Galatians 1

    • 2:16 …works of the law no one will be justified…
“outwardly” 1
  • Galatians 1

    • 6:12 …make a good impression outwardly are trying to compel…
“such confidence” 1
  • Philippians 1

    • 3:4 …I myself could have such confidence If anyone else thinks…
“face to face” 1
  • Colossians 1

    • 2:1 …have not met me face to face
“unspiritual” 1
  • Colossians 1

    • 2:18 …without basis by his unspiritual mind…
“person” 1
  • Philemon 1

    • 1:16 …to you both in person and in the Lord…
“earthly life” 1
  • Hebrews 1

    • 5:7 …the days of Jesus earthly life He offered up prayers…
“external” 1
  • Hebrews 1

    • 9:10 …drink and special washings external regulations imposed until the…
“earth” 1
  • 1 Peter 1

    • 4:2 …out his remaining time on earth for human passions but…

The Hebrew and Greek words, their glosses and grammar: STEP Bible (CC BY 4.0). The English: the Berean Standard Bible, which also gives which English words render which. Counts are ours.