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Romans 7:14-18

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.

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