Romans 7

1Or are ye ignorantG50, brethren (for I speakG2980 to menG444 who knowG1097 the lawG3551), that the lawG3551 hath dominion over a manG444 for soG3745 long timeG5550 as he liveth? 2For the womanG1135 that hath a husbandG435 is boundG1210 by lawG3551 to the husbandG435 while he liveth; but if the husbandG435 dieG599, she is discharged from the lawG3551 of the husbandG435. 3So thenG3767 if, while the husbandG435 liveth, she beG1510 joined to another manG435, she shall beG1510 called an adulteressG3428: but if the husbandG435 dieG599, she isG1510 freeG1658 from the lawG3551, so that she isG1510 no adulteressG3428, though she beG1510 joined to another manG435. 4Wherefore, my brethren, ye alsoG2532 were made deadG3498 to the lawG3551 through the bodyG4983 of ChristG5547; that ye should be joined to another, evenG2532 to him who was raisedG1453 from the deadG3498, that we might bring forth fruitG2592 unto GodG2316. 5For whenG3753 we wereG1510 in the fleshG4561, the sinful passionsG3804, which wereG1510 through the lawG3551, wrought in our membersG3196 to bring forth fruitG2592 unto deathG2288. 6But nowG1161 we have been discharged from the lawG3551, having diedG599 to that wherein we were held; so that we serveG1398 in newnessG2538 of the spiritG4151, and not in oldness of the letterG1121.

7What shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? Is the lawG3551 sinG266? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not knownG1097 sinG266, except through the lawG3551: for I had not knownG1097 coveting, except the lawG3551 had saidG3004, Thou shalt not covetG1937: 8but sinG266, finding occasionG874, wrought in me through the commandmentG1785 all manner of coveting: for apartG5565 from the lawG3551 sinG266 is deadG3498. 9And I was aliveG2198 apartG5565 from the lawG3551 onceG4218: but when the commandmentG1785 cameG2064, sinG266 revived, and I died; 10and the commandmentG1785, which was unto lifeG2222, this I foundG2147 to be unto deathG2288: 11for sinG266, finding occasionG874, through the commandmentG1785 beguiled me, and through it slew me. 12So that the lawG3551 is holyG40, and the commandmentG1785 holyG40, and righteousG1342, and goodG18. 13Did thenG3767 that which is goodG18 becomeG1096 deathG2288 unto me? God forbid. But sinG266, that it might be shown to be sinG266, by working deathG2288 to me through that which is goodG18;—that through the commandmentG1785 sinG266 might becomeG1096 exceeding sinfulG268. 14For we know that the lawG3551 isG1510 spiritualG4152: but I amG1510 carnal, sold under sinG266. 15For that which I do I knowG1097 not: for not what I wouldG2309, that do I practise; but what I hateG3404, that I do. 16But if what I wouldG2309 not, that I do, I consent unto the lawG3551 that it is goodG2570. 17So nowG1161 it is no more I that do it, but sinG266 which dwelleth in me. 18For I know that in me, that isG1510, in my fleshG4561, dwelleth no goodG18 thingG18: for to will isG1510 presentG3873 with me, but to do that which isG1510 goodG18 isG1510 not. 19For the goodG18 which I wouldG2309 I do not: but the evilG2556 which I wouldG2309 not, that I practise. 20But if what I would not, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sinG266 which dwelleth in me. 21I findG2147 thenG686 the lawG3551, that, to me who wouldG2309 do goodG2570, evilG2556 is presentG3873. 22For I delight in the lawG3551 of GodG2316 after the inward manG444: 23but I seeG991 a differentG2087 lawG3551 in my membersG3196, warring against the lawG3551 of my mindG3563, and bringing me into captivity under the lawG3551 of sinG266 which isG1510 in my membersG3196. 24WretchedG5005 manG444 that I am! who shall deliverG4506 me out of the bodyG4983 of this deathG2288? 25I thankG5485 GodG2316 through JesusG2424 ChristG5547 our LordG2962. So thenG3767 I of myself with the mindG3563, indeedG3303, serveG1398 the lawG3551 of GodG2316; but with the fleshG4561 the lawG3551 of sinG266.