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Romans 8:2-14

2ForγὰρgarG1063inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424theὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551of theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151ofτῆςtēsG3588lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222set youσεseG4771freeἠλευθέρωσένēleutherōsenG1659fromἀπὸapoG575theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551τῆςtēsG3588of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266andκαὶkaiG2532τοῦtouG3588deathθανάτου.thanatouG2288.

3ForγὰρgarG1063whatτὸtoG3588theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμου,nomouG3551was powerless to doἀδύνατονadunatonG102inἐνenG1722thatᾧhōG3739it was weakenedἠσθένειēstheneiG770byδιὰdiaG1223theτῆςtēsG3588fleshσαρκός,sarkosG4561ὁhoG3588,GodθεὸςtheosG2316didby sendingπέμψαςpempsasG3992Hisἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438ownτὸνtonG3588SonυἱὸνhuionG5207inἐνenG1722thelikenessὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatiG3667of sinfulἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266manσαρκὸςsarkosG4561καὶkaiG2532, as an offeringforπερὶperiG4012sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266.He thus condemnedκατέκρινενkatekrinenG2632τὴνtēnG3588sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,

4so thatἵναinaG2443theτὸtoG3588righteous standardδικαίωμαdikaiōmaG1345of theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551might be fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137inἐνenG1722usG1473,whoτοῖςtoisG3588do notμὴmēG3361walkπεριπατοῦσινperipatousinG4043according toκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκαsarkaG4561butἀλλὰallaG235according toκατὰkataG2596theSpiritπνεῦμα.pneumaG4151.

5γὰρgarG1063ThoseοἱhoiG3588who liveὄντεςontesG1510according toκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκαsarkaG4561set their mindsφρονοῦσινphronousinG5426on the thingsτὰtaG3588of theτῆςtēsG3588fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561;butδὲdeG1161thoseοἱhoiG3588who liveaccording toκατὰkataG2596theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151set their minds onthe thingsτὰtaG3588of theτοῦtouG3588Spiritπνεύματος.pneumatosG4151.

6γὰρgarG1063TheτὸtoG3588mindφρόνημαphronēmaG5427of theτῆςtēsG3588fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561isdeathθάνατος,thanatosG2288,butδὲdeG1161theτὸtoG3588mindφρόνημαphronēmaG5427of theτοῦtouG3588SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151islifeζωὴzōēG2222andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνη.eirēnēG1515,

7becauseδιότιdiotiG1360theτὸtoG3588mindφρόνημαphronēmaG5427of theτῆςtēsG3588fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561ishostileἔχθραechthraG2189toεἰςeisG1519Godθεόν·theonG2316γὰρgarG1063:It does not submitοὐχ ὑποτάσσεται,ouch hupotassetaiG3756 G5293toτῷtōG3588τοῦtouG3588God’sθεοῦtheouG2316lawνόμῳnomōG3551,norοὐδὲ γὰρoude garG1063 G3761can itδύναται·dunataiG1410do so.

8δὲdeG1161ThoseοἱhoiG3588ὄντεςontesG1510controlled byἐνenG1722thefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561cannotοὐ δύνανται·ou dunantaiG3756 G1410pleaseἀρέσαιaresaiG700GodθεῷtheōG2316.

9YouὑμεῖςhumeisG4771,howeverδὲdeG1161,areἐστὲesteG1510controlled not byοὐκ ἐνouk enG3756 G1722thefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235byἐνenG1722theSpiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,ifG1512theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316livesοἰκεῖoikeiG3611inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.huminG4771.AndδέdeG1161ifG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100does notοὐκoukG3756haveἔχει,echeiG2192theSpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,heοὗτοςhoutosG3778does notοὐκoukG3756belongἔστινestinG1510toαὐτοῦ.autouG846Christ.

10ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547isinἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771μὲνmenG3303, yourτὸtoG3588bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983isdeadνεκρὸνnekronG3498because ofδιὰdiaG1223sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,yetδὲdeG1161yourτὸtoG3588spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151isaliveζωὴzōēG2222because ofδιὰdiaG1223righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

11AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487theτὸtoG3588SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of HimτοῦtouG3588who raisedἐγείραντοςegeirantosG1453τὸνtonG3588JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498is livingοἰκεῖoikeiG3611inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771,He whoὁhoG3588raisedἐγείραςegeirasG1453ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547JesusG2424fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498will also give lifeζῳοποιήσει καὶzōopoiēsei kaiG2532 G2227to yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771mortalθνητὰthnētaG2349τὰtaG3588bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983throughδιὰdiaG1223HisαὐτοῦautouG846SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,whoτοῦtouG3588livesἐνοικοῦντοςenoikountosG1774inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

12ThereforeἌρα οὖν,Ara ounG686 G3767,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,we haveἐσμὲνesmenG1510anobligationὀφειλέταιopheiletaiG3781, but it isnotοὐouG3756to theτῇtēaG3588fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561τοῦtouG3588,to liveζῆν·zēnG2198according toκατὰkataG2596itσάρκαsarkaG4561.

13ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487you liveζῆτε,zēteG2198according toκατὰkataG2596thefleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,you willμέλλετεmelleteG3195dieἀποθνῄσκειν·apothnēskeinG599;butδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487by the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151you put to deathθανατοῦτε,thanatouteG2289theτὰςtasG3588deedsπράξειςpraxeisG4234of theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983,you will liveζήσεσθε.zēsestheG2198.

14ForγὰρgarG1063all whoὅσοιhosoiG3745are ledἄγονται,agontaiG71by the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316οὗτοιhoutoiG3778areεἰσιν.eisinG1510sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

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