Romans 7
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Romans 7:12-21

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.
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