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Romans 7:5-17

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.

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