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Romans 7:7-12

7WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖνounG3767shall we sayG2046? IstheὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551sinἁμαρτία;hamartiaG266?Certainly notμὴ γένοιτο·mē genoitoG3361G1096!IndeedἀλλὰallaG235,I would not have been mindful ofοὐκ ἔγνωνouk egnōnG3756G1097τὴνtēnG3588sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266ifεἰeiG1487notμὴmēG3361forδιὰdiaG1223the lawνόμου·nomouG3551.Forτε γὰρte garG5037G1063I would not have been aware ofοὐκ ᾔδειν,ouk ēdeinG3756G1492τήνtēnG3588covetingἐπιθυμίανepithumianG1939ifεἰeiG1487theὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551had notμὴmēG3361saidG2036, “Do not covetοὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις·ouk epithumēseisG3756G1937.”
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.
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