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# flesh
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## Definition
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In the Bible, the term "flesh" literally refers to the soft tissue of the physical body of a human being or animal.
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* The Bible also uses the term "flesh" in a figurative way to refer to all human beings or all living creatures.
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* Another figurative use of "flesh" in the New Testament is to refer to the physical or sinful nature of human beings. This is often used in contrast to their spiritual nature.
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* The idiom, "own flesh and blood" refers to someone who is biologically related to another person, such as a parent, sibling, child, or grandchild.
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* "flesh and blood" can also refer to a people group that one is physically related to or descended from.
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* Another idiom is the statement that a man and woman will become "one flesh," referring to their physical union as husband and wife.
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## Translation Suggestions
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* Depending on the context, "flesh" can be translated as "body", "skin", "meat", "living creatures," "people," "human beings," "relatives," or "sinful nature."
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* Some languages may have an idiom that is similar to "flesh and blood" that has the same meaning.
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* The idiom, "become one flesh" could be translated as, "unite physically" or "become as one body."
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