In his letter to the Romans, Paul wrote about a struggle he himself experienced ​ — a conflict between his flesh and his mind.
كَتَبَ بُولُسُ فِي رِسَالَتِهِ إِلَى أَهْلِ رُومَا عَنْ صِرَاعٍ خَاضَهُ شَخْصِيًّا ،‏ نِزَاعٍ بَيْنَ جَسَدِهِ وَعَقْلِهِ .‏ ‏