The mind governed by the flesh is death, but the mind governed by the Spirit is life and peace. — The τὸ φρόνημα τῆς σαρκός (to phronēma tēs sarkos, "the mind of the flesh") is θάνατος (thanatos, "death")—it leads to and embodies death; the τὸ φρόνημα τοῦ πνεύματος (to phronēma tou pneumatos, "the mind of the Spirit") is ζωὴ καὶ εἰρήνη (zōē kai eirēnē, "life and peace"). The Spirit's orientation is eschatological: eternal life (ζωή, zōē) and the peace (εἰρήνη, eirēnē) of reconciliation with God.

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