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Romans 7

1Orareyeignorantἀγνοεῖτε,agnoeiteG50,brethren(forIspeakλαλῶ,lalōG2980tomenἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444whoknowγινώσκουσινginōskousinG1097thelawνόμονnomonG3551),thatthelawνόμοςnomosG3551hath dominionoveramanG444forsoG3745longtimeχρόνονchrononG5550asheliveth?

2ForthewomanγυνὴgunēG1135thathathahusbandἀνδρὶandriG435isboundG1210bylawνόμῳ·nomōG3551tothehusbandἀνήρ,anērG435whileheliveth;butifthehusbandἀνδρός.androsG435dieἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,sheisdischargedfromthelawνόμουnomouG3551ofthehusbandG435.

3SothenG3767if,whilethehusbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435liveth,shebeG1510joinedtoanothermanἀνδρὶandriG435,sheshallbeG1510calledanadulteressμοιχαλὶςmoichalisG3428:butifthehusbandἀνήρ,anērG435dieἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,sheisG1510freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658fromthelawνόμουnomouG3551,sothatsheisG1510noadulteressμοιχαλίδαmoichalidaG3428,thoughshebeG1510joinedtoanothermanἀνδρὶandriG435.

4Wherefore,mybrethren, yealsoκαὶkaiG2532weremadedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498tothelawνόμῳnomōG3551throughthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983ofChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547;thatyeshouldbejoinedtoanother,evenG2532tohimwhowasraisedG1453fromthedeadG3498,thatwemightbringforthfruitκαρποφορήσωμενkarpophorēsōmenG2592untoGodθεῷ.theōG2316.

5ForwhenG3753wewereG1510inthefleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,thesinfulpassionsπαθήματαpathēmataG3804,whichwereG1510throughthelawνόμουnomouG3551, wroughtinourmembersμέλεσινmelesinG3196tobringforthfruitκαρποφορῆσαιkarpophorēsaiG2592untodeathθανάτῳ·thanatōG2288.

6ButnowG1161wehavebeendischargedfromthelawνόμουnomouG3551,havingdiedG599tothatwhereinwewereheld;sothatweserveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398innewnessκαινότητιkainotētiG2538ofthespiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,andnotinoldnessoftheletterγράμματος.¶grammatosG1121.

7Whatshallwesayἔλεγεν·elegenG3004thenοὖνounG3767?IsthelawνόμοςnomosG3551sinἁμαρτία;hamartiaG266?Godforbid. Howbeit,IhadnotknownG1097sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,exceptthroughthelawνόμου·nomouG3551:forIhadnotknownG1097coveting,exceptthelawνόμοςnomosG3551hadsaidG3004, Thou shaltnotcovetἐπιθυμήσεις·epithumēseisG1937:

8butsinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266, findingoccasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874, wroughtinmethroughthecommandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785allmannerofcoveting:forapartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromthelawνόμουnomouG3551sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266isdeadνεκρά·nekraG3498.

9AndIwasaliveἔζωνezōnG2198apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromthelawνόμουnomouG3551onceποτέ·poteG4218:butwhenthecommandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785cameG2064,sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266revived,andIdied;

10andthecommandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785,whichwasuntolifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,thisIfoundG2147tobeuntodeathθάνατον·thanatonG2288:

11forsinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266, findingoccasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874,throughthecommandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785beguiledme,andthroughitslewme.

12SothatthelawνόμοςnomosG3551isholyἅγιοςhagiosG40,andthecommandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785holyἁγίαhagiaG40,andrighteousδικαίαdikaiaG1342,andgoodἀγαθή.agathēG18.

13DidthenοὖνounG3767thatwhichisgoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18becomeG1096deathθάνατος;thanatosG2288untome? God forbid.Butsinἁμαρτία,hamartiaG266,thatitmightbeshowntobesinἁμαρτία,hamartiaG266,byworkingdeathθάνατον,thanatonG2288tomethroughthatwhichisgoodἀγαθοῦagathouG18;—thatthroughthecommandmentἐντολῆς.¶entolēsG1785sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266mightbecomeG1096exceedingsinfulἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosG268.

14ForweknowthatthelawνόμοςnomosG3551isG1510spiritualπνευματικόςpneumatikosG4152:butIamG1510carnal,soldundersinἁμαρτίαν.hamartianG266.

15ForthatwhichIdoIknowG1097not:fornotwhatIwouldG2309,thatdoIpractise;butwhatIhateμισῶmisōG3404,thatIdo.

16ButifwhatIwouldG2309not,thatIdo,Iconsent untothelawνόμῳnomōG3551thatitisgoodκαλός·kalosG2570.

17SonowδὲdeG1161itisnomoreIthatdoit,butsinἁμαρτία.hamartiaG266whichdwellethinme.

18ForIknowthatinme,thatisG1510,inmyfleshσαρκίsarkiG4561, dwellethnogoodἀγαθόν·agathonG18thingG18:fortowillisG1510presentπαράκειταίparakeitaiG3873withme,buttodothatwhichisG1510goodG18isG1510not.

19Forthegoodἀγαθόν,agathonG18whichIwouldG2309Idonot:buttheevilκακὸνkakonG2556whichIwouldG2309not,thatIpractise.

20ButifwhatIwouldnot,thatIdo,itisnomoreIthatdoit,butsinἁμαρτία.hamartiaG266whichdwellethinme.

21IfindεὑρίσκωheuriskōG2147thenG686thelawG3551,that,tomewhowouldG2309dogoodκαλὸνkalonG2570,evilκακὸνkakonG2556ispresentπαράκειται.parakeitaiG3873.

22ForIdelightinthelawνόμῳnomōG3551ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316aftertheinwardmanἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444:

23butIseeβλέπωblepōG991adifferentG2087lawνόμονnomonG3551inmymembersμέλεσίνmelesinG3196, warringagainstthelawνόμῳnomōG3551ofmymindνοόςnoosG3563,andbringingmeintocaptivityunderthelawνόμῳnomōG3551ofsinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266whichisG1510inmymembersμέλεσίνmelesinG3196.

24WretchedταλαίπωροςtalaipōrosG5005manἄνθρωπος·anthrōposG444thatIam!whoshalldeliverῥύσεταιrhusetaiG4506meoutofthebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983ofthisdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288?

25IthankχάριςcharisG5485GodθεῷtheōG2316throughJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962.SothenG3767IofmyselfwiththemindνοῒnoiG3563,indeedμὲνmenG3303,serveδουλεύωdouleuōG1398thelawνόμῳnomōG3551ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316;butwiththefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561thelawνόμῳnomōG3551ofsinἁμαρτίας.¶hamartiasG266.

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