Berean Standard Bible

Romans 7

(Galatians 3:15–25)

1ἪĒG2228Do you not knowἀγνοεῖτε,agnoeiteG50,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80(forγὰρgarG1063I am speakingλαλῶ,lalōG2980to those who knowγινώσκουσινginōskousinG1097thelawνόμονnomonG3551),thatὅτιhotiG3754theὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551has authority overκυριεύειkurieueiG2961τοῦtouG3588a manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444onlyἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909as long asὅσον χρόνονhoson chrononG3745 G5550he livesζῇ;zēaG2198?

2For instanceἡ γὰρhē garG3588 G1063,a marriedὕπανδροςhupandrosG5220womanγυνὴgunēG1135is boundδέδεταιdedetaiG1210by lawνόμῳ·nomōG3551toτῷtōG3588herhusbandἀνδρὶandriG435as long as he livesζῶντιzōntiG2198.ButδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437herὁhoG3588husbandἀνήρ,anērG435diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,she is releasedκατήργηταιkatērgētaiG2673fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551ofτοῦtouG3588marriageἀνδρός.androsG435.

3SoοὖνounG3767thenἄραaraG686,ifἐὰνeanG1437she isγένηταιgenētaiG1096joinedto anotherἑτέρῳ·heterōG2087manἀνδρὸςandrosG435τοῦtouG3588while herhusbandἀνδρὶandriG435is still aliveζῶντοςzōntosG2198,she is calledχρηματίσει,chrēmatiseiG5537an adulteressμοιχαλὶςmoichalisG3428;butδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437herὁhoG3588husbandἀνήρ,anērG435diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,she isG1510freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658fromἀπὸapoG575thatτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551τοῦtouG3588andαὐτὴνautēnG846isG1510notμὴmēG3361an adulteressμοιχαλίδαmoichalidaG3428if she marriesγενομένηνgenomenēnG1096anotherἑτέρῳ.¶heterōG2087manἀνδρὶandriG435.

4ThereforeὭστε,HōsteG5620,myG1473brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,youὑμεῖςhumeisG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532diedἐθανατώθητεethanatōthēteG2289to theτῷtōG3588lawνόμῳnomōG3551throughδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983τοῦtouG3588of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,thatεἰςeisG1519youὑμᾶςhumasG4771τὸtoG3588might belongγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096to anotherἑτέρῳ,heterōG2087,toτῷtōG3588Him whowas raisedἐγερθέντι,egerthentiG1453fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,in order thatἵναinaG2443we might bear fruitκαρποφορήσωμενkarpophorēsōmenG2592τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

5ForγὰρgarG1063whenὅτεhoteG3753weἦμενēmenG1510livedaccording toἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,theτὰtaG3588τῶνtōnG3588sinfulἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266passionsπαθήματαpathēmataG3804τὰtaG3588arousedbyδιὰdiaG1223theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551were at workἐνηργεῖτοenērgeitoG1754inἐνenG1722ourG1473τοῖςtoisG3588bodiesμέλεσινmelesinG3196,bearing fruitεἰς τὸ καρποφορῆσαιeis to karpophorēsaiG1519 G3588 G2592τῷtōG3588for deathθανάτῳ·thanatōG2288.

6ButδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570,having diedἀποθανόντεςapothanontesG599toἐνenG1722whatᾧhōG3739bound usκατειχόμεθα,kateichomethaG2722,we have been releasedκατηργήθημενkatērgēthēmenG2673fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551,so thatὥστεhōsteG5620weG1473serveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398inἐνenG1722the new wayκαινότητιkainotētiG2538of the SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,andκαὶkaiG2532notοὐouG3756in the old wayπαλαιότητιpalaiotētiG3821of the written codeγράμματος.¶grammatosG1121.

God’s Law Is Holy

7WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖνounG3767shall we sayG2046? IstheὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551sinἁμαρτία;hamartiaG266?Certainly notμὴ γένοιτο·mē genoitoG3361 G1096!IndeedἀλλὰallaG235,I would not have been mindful ofοὐκ ἔγνωνouk egnōnG3756 G1097τὴνtēnG3588sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266ifεἰeiG1487notμὴmēG3361forδιὰdiaG1223the lawνόμου·nomouG3551.Forτε γὰρte garG5037 G1063I would not have been aware ofοὐκ ᾔδειν,ouk ēdeinG3756 G1492τήνtēnG3588covetingἐπιθυμίανepithumianG1939ifεἰeiG1487theὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551had notμὴmēG3361saidG2036, “Do not covetοὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις·ouk epithumēseisG3756 G1937.”

8ButδὲdeG1161ἡhēG3588sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266,seizingλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983itsopportunityἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785,producedκατειργάσατοkateirgasatoG2716inἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473every kindπᾶσανpasanG3956of covetous desireἐπιθυμίαν·epithumianG1939.ForγὰρgarG1063apart fromχωρὶςchōrisG5565thelawνόμουnomouG3551,sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266isdeadνεκρά·nekraG3498.

9G1161Onceποτέ·poteG4218IG1473was aliveἔζωνezōnG2198apart fromχωρὶςchōrisG5565thelawνόμουnomouG3551;butG1161whentheτῆςtēsG3588commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785cameἐλθούσηςelthousēsG2064ἡhēG3588,sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266sprang to lifeἀνέζησεν,anezēsenG326andG1161IG1473diedG599.

10SoκαὶkaiG2532IG1473discovered thatεὑρέθηheurethēG2147theαὕτηhautēG3778veryἡhēG3588commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785that wasἡhēG3588meant to bringεἰςeisG1519lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222actually broughtεἰςeisG1519deathθάνατον·thanatonG2288.

11ForγὰρgarG1063ἡhēG3588sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266,seizingλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983itsopportunityἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874throughδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785,deceivedἐξηπάτησένexēpatēsenG1818meG1473andκαὶkaiG2532throughδι᾽di᾽G1223the commandmentαὐτῆςautēsG846put me to deathἀπέκτεινεν·apekteinenG615.

12SoὥστεhōsteG5620thenμὲνmenG3303,theὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551isholyἅγιοςhagiosG40,andκαὶkaiG2532theἡhēG3588commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785isholyἁγίαhagiaG40καὶkaiG2532,righteousδικαίαdikaiaG1342,andκαὶkaiG2532goodἀγαθή.agathēG18.

Struggling with Sin

13Did that whichτὸtoG3588isgoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18,thenοὖνounG3767,becomeἐγένετοegenetoG1096deathθάνατος;thanatosG2288to meG1473?Certainly notμὴ γένοιτο,mē genoitoG3361 G1096!Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235in order thatἵναinaG2443ἡhēG3588sinἁμαρτία,hamartiaG266might be exposed asφανῇphanēaG5316sinἁμαρτία,hamartiaG266,it producedκατεργαζομένηkatergazomenēG2716deathθάνατον,thanatonG2288in meG1473throughδιὰdiaG1223whatτοῦtouG3588wasgoodἀγαθοῦagathouG18,so thatἵναinaG2443throughδιὰdiaG1223theἡhēG3588commandmentἐντολῆς.¶entolēsG1785τῆςtēsG3588sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266might becomeγένηταιgenētaiG1096utterlyκαθ᾽ ὑπερβολὴνkath᾽ huperbolēnG2596 G5236sinfulἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosG268.

14γὰρgarG1063We knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ὁhoG3588thelawνόμοςnomosG3551isἐστιν,estinG1510spiritualπνευματικόςpneumatikosG4152;butδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510unspiritualσάρκινόςsarkinosG4560,sold as a slaveπεπραμένοςpepramenosG4097toὑπὸhupoG5259τὴνtēnG3588sinἁμαρτίαν.hamartianG266.

15γὰρgarG1063I do not understandοὐ γινώσκω·ou ginōskōG3756 G1097whatὃhoG3739I doκατεργάζομαιkatergazomaiG2716.ForγὰρgarG1063τοῦτοtoutoG3778whatὃhoG3739I wantθέλωthelōG2309to do,I do not doοὐ πράσσω,ou prassōG3756 G4238.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235whatὃhoG3739I hateμισῶmisōG3404τοῦτοtoutoG3778,I doποιῶ.poiōG4160.

16AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487τοῦτοtoutoG3778I doποιῶ,poiōG4160whatὃhoG3739I do not wantοὐ θέλωou thelōG3756 G2309to do,I admitσύμφημιsumphēmiG4852thatὅτιhotiG3754theτῷtōG3588lawνόμῳnomōG3551isgoodκαλός·kalosG2570.

17δὲdeG1161In that caseνυνὶnuniG3570,it is no longerG3765IἐγὼegōG1473who doκατεργάζομαιkatergazomaiG2716itαὐτὸautoG846,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235it isἡhēG3588sinἁμαρτία.hamartiaG266livingοἰκοῦσαoikousaG3611inἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473that does it.

18γὰρgarG1063I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754nothingοὐκoukG3756goodἀγαθόν·agathonG18livesοἰκεῖoikeiG3611inἐνenG1722meG1473,thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,inἐνenG1722myG1473τῇtēaG3588fleshσαρκίsarkiG4561;forγὰρgarG1063IG1473haveπαράκειταίparakeitaiG3873theτὸtoG3588desireθέλεινtheleinG2309to doκατεργάζεσθαιkatergazesthaiG2716what isτὸtoG3588goodκαλὸνkalonG2570,butδὲdeG1161τὸtoG3588IcannotοὐχouchG3756carry it out.

19ForγὰρgarG1063I do not doοὐ ποιῶou poiōG3756 G4160thegoodἀγαθόν,agathonG18ὃhoG3739I wantθέλωthelōG2309to do.Insteadἀλλ᾽all᾽G235τοῦτοtoutoG3778,I keep on doingπράσσω.prassōG4238theevilκακὸνkakonG2556ὃhoG3739I do not wantοὐ θέλωou thelōG3756 G2309to do.

20AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487IἐγὼegōG1473doποιῶ,poiōG4160τοῦτοtoutoG3778whatὃhoG3739I do not wantθέλωthelōG3756 G2309, it isno longerG3765IἐγὼegōG1473who doκατεργάζομαιkatergazomaiG2716itαὐτὸautoG846,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235it isἡhēG3588sinἁμαρτία.hamartiaG266livingοἰκοῦσαoikousaG3611inἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473that does it.

21SoἄραaraG686this istheτὸνtonG3588principleνόμονnomonG3551I have discoveredεὑρίσκωheuriskōG2147τῷtōG3588:When IἐμοὶemoiG1473wantθέλοντιthelontiG2309to doποιεῖνpoieinG4160τὸtoG3588goodκαλὸνkalonG2570ὅτιhotiG3754τὸtoG3588,evilκακὸνkakonG2556is right there withπαράκειται.parakeitaiG3873meἐμοὶemoiG1473.

22ForγὰρgarG1063inτῷtōG3588myinnerἔσωesōG2080beingἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444I delightσυνήδομαιsunēdomaiG4913inτοῦtouG3588τὸνtonG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316κατὰkataG2596lawνόμῳnomōG3551.

23ButδὲdeG1161I seeβλέπωblepōG991anotherἕτερονheteronG2087lawνόμονnomonG3551at workinἐνenG1722myG1473τοῖςtoisG3588bodyμέλεσίνmelesinG3196,warring againstἀντιστρατευόμενονantistrateuomenonG497theτῷtōG3588lawνόμῳnomōG3551of myG1473τοῦtouG3588mindνοόςnoosG3563andκαὶkaiG2532holding me captiveαἰχμαλωτίζοντάaichmalōtizontaG1473 G163toἐνenG1722theτῷtōG3588lawνόμῳnomōG3551τῆςtēsG3588of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266τῷtōG3588that dwellsὄντιontiG1510withinἐνenG1722meτοῖς μέλεσίνtois melesinG1473 G3588 G3196.

24What awretchedταλαίπωροςtalaipōrosG5005manἄνθρωπος·anthrōposG444I amG1473!WhoτίςtisG5101will rescueῥύσεταιrhusetaiG4506meG1473fromἐκekG1537thisτούτου;¶toutouG3778τοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983τοῦtouG3588of deathθανάτουthanatouG2288?

25ThanksχάριςcharisG5485beδὲdeG1161toτῷtōG3588GodθεῷtheōG2316,throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ourG1473τοῦtouG3588LordκυρίουkuriouG2962!SoοὖνounG3767thenἄραaraG686,withτῷtōG3588mymindνοῒnoiG3563IG1473αὐτὸςautosG846serveδουλεύωdouleuōG1398thelawνόμῳnomōG3551of GodθεοῦtheouG2316μὲνmenG3303,butδὲdeG1161with myτῇtēaG3588fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561I serve thelawνόμῳnomōG3551of sinἁμαρτίας.¶hamartiasG266.

(Galatians 3:15–25)

God’s Law Is Holy

Struggling with Sin

Commentaries on Romans 7