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Romans 7:1-13

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.

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