“But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.”
Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the desires of the flesh. — Endyō (clothe, put on) Kyrios Iēsous Christos suggests Jesus is the believer's identity-garment, the eschatological covering. The flesh (sarx) in Paul typically means the self-centered, impulse-driven nature (not the body itself). Pronoia (forethought, planning) for sarx (flesh) desires is explicitly forbidden—the mind must be reoriented toward Christ, not concupiscence (desires). This returns to 12:2's renewal of mind.
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