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Romans 7

1Areyeignorantἀγνοεῖτε,agnoeiteG50,brethren, (forIspeakλαλῶ,lalōG2980tothoseknowingγινώσκουσινginōskousinG1097lawνόμονnomonG3551,)thatlawνόμοςnomosG3551rulesoveramanἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444aslongashelivesG2198?

2ForthemarriedwomanγυνὴgunēG1135isboundG1210bylawνόμῳ·nomōG3551toherhusbandἀνδρὶandriG435solongasheisaliveG2198;butifthehusbandἀνήρ,anērG435shoulddieἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,sheisclearfromthelawνόμουnomouG3551ofthehusbandἀνδρός.androsG435:

3sothenG3767,thehusbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435beingG1510aliveG2198,sheshallbeG1510calledanadulteressμοιχαλὶςmoichalisG3428ifshebeG1510toanothermanἀνδρὶandriG435;butifthehusbandἀνήρ,anērG435shoulddieἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,sheisG1510freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658fromthelawνόμουnomouG3551,soasnottobeG1510anadulteressμοιχαλίδαmoichalidaG3428,thoughshebeG1510toanothermanἀνδρὶandriG435.

4SoἵναinaG2443that,mybrethren, yealsoκαὶkaiG2532havebeenmadedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498tothelawνόμῳnomōG3551bythebodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983oftheChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,tobetoanother,whohasbeenraisedG1453upfromamong[the]deadG3498,inorderG2443thatwemightbearfruitκαρποφορήσωμενkarpophorēsōmenG2592toGodθεῷ.theōG2316.

5ForwhenG3753wewereG1510inthefleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561thepassionsπαθήματαpathēmataG3804ofsinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266,which[wereG1510]bythelawνόμουnomouG3551, wroughtinourmembersμέλεσινmelesinG3196tobringforthfruitκαρποφορῆσαιkarpophorēsaiG2592todeathθανάτῳ·thanatōG2288;

6butnowG1161weareclearfromthelawνόμουnomouG3551,havingdiedG599inthatinwhichwewereheld,sothatweshouldserveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398innewnessκαινότητιkainotētiG2538ofspiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,andnotinoldnessofletterγράμματος.¶grammatosG1121.

7Whatshallwesayἔλεγεν·elegenG3004thenοὖνounG3767? [is]thelawνόμοςnomosG3551sinἁμαρτία;hamartiaG266?Farbethethought.ButIhadnotknownG1097sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,unlessbylawνόμου·nomouG3551:forIhadnothadconsciencealsoG5037oflustG1939unlessthelawνόμοςnomosG3551hadsaidG3004, Thou shaltnotlustG1939;

8butsinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266, gettingapointofattackbythecommandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785, wroughtinmeeverylustG1939;forwithoutlawνόμουnomouG3551sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266[was]deadνεκρά·nekraG3498.

9ButIwasaliveἔζωνezōnG2198withoutlawνόμουnomouG3551onceποτέ·poteG4218;butthecommandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785havingcomeG2064,sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266revived,butIdied.

10AndthecommandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785,which[was]forlifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,wasfoundG2147, [as]tome, itself [tobe] untodeathθάνατον·thanatonG2288:

11forsinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266, gettingapointofattackbythecommandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785,deceivedG1818me,andbyitslew [me].

12SothatthelawνόμοςnomosG3551indeed[is]holyἅγιοςhagiosG40,andthecommandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785holyἁγίαhagiaG40,andjustG1342,andgoodἀγαθή.agathēG18.

13DidthenοὖνounG3767thatwhichisgoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18becomeG1096deathθάνατος;thanatosG2288tome?Farbethethought.Butsinἁμαρτία,hamartiaG266,thatitmightappearG5316sinἁμαρτία,hamartiaG266, workingdeathθάνατον,thanatonG2288tomebythatwhichisgoodἀγαθοῦagathouG18;inorderG2443thatsinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266bythecommandmentἐντολῆς.¶entolēsG1785mightbecomeG1096exceedingsinfulἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosG268.

14ForweknowthatthelawνόμοςnomosG3551isG1510spiritualπνευματικόςpneumatikosG4152:butIamG1510fleshly,soldundersinἁμαρτίαν.hamartianG266.

15ForthatwhichIdo,Idonotown:fornotwhatIwill,thisIdo;butwhatIhateμισῶmisōG3404,thisIpractise.

16ButifwhatIdonotwill,thisIpractise,IconsenttothelawνόμῳnomōG3551that[itis]rightG2570.

17NowδὲdeG1161thenG1161[itis]nolongerI[that] doit,butthesinἁμαρτία.hamartiaG266thatdwellsοἰκοῦσαoikousaG3611inme.

18ForIknowthatinme,thatisG1510,inmyfleshσαρκίsarkiG4561,goodἀγαθόν·agathonG18doesnotdwell:fortowillisG1510therewithme,buttodorightG2570[Ifind]not.

19ForIdonotpractisethegoodἀγαθόν,agathonG18thatIwill;buttheevilκακὸνkakonG2556Idonotwill,thatIdo.

20ButifwhatIdonotwill,thisIpractise, [itis]noG3756longerI[that]doit,butthesinἁμαρτία.hamartiaG266thatdwellsοἰκοῦσαoikousaG3611inme.

21IfindεὑρίσκωheuriskōG2147thenG686thelawG3551uponmewhowillG2309topractisewhatisrightG2570,thatwithmeevilκακὸνkakonG2556isthere.

22ForIdelightinthelawνόμῳnomōG3551ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316accordingκατὰkataG2596totheinwardmanἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444:

23butIseeβλέπωblepōG991anotherlawνόμονnomonG3551inmymembersμέλεσίνmelesinG3196, warringinoppositiontothelawνόμῳnomōG3551ofmymindνοόςnoosG3563,andbringingmeintocaptivitytothelawνόμῳnomōG3551ofsinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266whichexistsinmymembersμέλεσίνmelesinG3196.

24OwretchedταλαίπωροςtalaipōrosG5005manἄνθρωπος·anthrōposG444thatI[am]!whoshalldeliverῥύσεταιrhusetaiG4506meoutofthisbodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983ofdeathθανάτουthanatouG2288?

25IthankχάριςcharisG5485GodG2316,throughJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ourLordκυρίουkuriouG2962.SothenG3767ImyselfwiththemindνοῒnoiG3563serveδουλεύωdouleuōG1398God'slawνόμῳnomōG3551;butwiththefleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561sin'slawνόμῳnomōG3551.

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