Romans 7
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Romans 7:7-13

7WhatΤίTiG5101shall we sayG2046thenοὖνounG3767? Isthe lawὁ νόμοςho nomosG3588G3551sinἁμαρτία;hamartiaG266?God forbidμὴ γένοιτο·mē genoitoG3361G1096.NayἀλλὰallaG235,I hadG1097notοὐκoukG3756knownG1097sinτὴν ἁμαρτίανtēn hamartianG3588G266,butεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361byδιὰdiaG1223the lawνόμου·nomouG3551:forγὰρgarG1063I hadG1492notοὐκoukG3756knownG1492τεteG5037lustτήν ἐπιθυμίανtēn epithumianG3588G1939,exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361the lawὁ νόμοςho nomosG3588G3551had saidἔλεγεν·elegenG3004,Thou shaltG1937notοὐκoukG3756covetἐπιθυμήσεις·epithumēseisG1937.
8ButδὲdeG1161sinἡ ἁμαρτίαhē hamartiaG3588G266,takingλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983occasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874byδιὰdiaG1223the commandmentτῆς ἐντολῆςtēs entolēsG3588G1785,wroughtκατειργάσατοkateirgasatoG2716inἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473all manner ofπᾶσανpasanG3956concupiscenceἐπιθυμίαν·epithumianG1939.ForγὰρgarG1063withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565the lawνόμουnomouG3551sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266wasdeadνεκρά·nekraG3498.
9ForG1161IG1473was aliveἔζωνezōnG2198withoutχωρὶςchōrisG5565the lawνόμουnomouG3551onceποτέ·poteG4218:butG1161whenἐλθούσηςelthousēsG2064the commandmentτῆς ἐντολῆςtēs entolēsG3588G1785cameG2064,sinἡ ἁμαρτίαhē hamartiaG3588G266revivedἀνέζησεν,anezēsenG326,andG1161IG1473diedG599.
10αὕτηhautēG3778AndκαὶkaiG2532the commandmentἡ ἐντολὴhē entolēG3588G1785,whichἡhēG3588was ordainedtoεἰςeisG1519lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,IG1473foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147to beuntoεἰςeisG1519deathθάνατον·thanatonG2288.
11ἡhēG3588ForγὰρgarG1063sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266,takingλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983occasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874byδιὰdiaG1223the commandmentτῆς ἐντολῆςtēs entolēsG3588G1785,deceivedἐξηπάτησένexēpatēsenG1818meG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532byδι᾽di᾽G1223itαὐτῆςautēsG846slewἀπέκτεινεν·apekteinenG615me.
12WhereforeὥστεhōsteG5620μὲνmenG3303the lawὁ νόμοςho nomosG3588G3551isholyἅγιοςhagiosG40,andκαὶkaiG2532the commandmentἡ ἐντολὴhē entolēG3588G1785holyἁγίαhagiaG40,andκαὶkaiG2532justδικαίαdikaiaG1342,andκαὶkaiG2532goodἀγαθή.agathēG18.
13WasG1096thenοὖνounG3767that which is goodτὸ ἀγαθὸνto agathonG3588G18madeG1096deathθάνατος;thanatosG2288unto meG1473?God forbidμὴmēG3361G1096.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235sinἡ ἁμαρτία,hē hamartiaG3588G266,thatἵναinaG2443it might appearφανῇphanēaG5316sinἁμαρτία,hamartiaG266,workingκατεργαζομένηkatergazomenēG2716deathθάνατον,thanatonG2288in meG1473byδιὰdiaG1223that which is goodτοῦ ἀγαθοῦtou agathouG3588G18;thatἵναinaG2443sinἡ ἁμαρτίαhē hamartiaG3588G266byδιὰdiaG1223the commandmentτῆς ἐντολῆς.¶tēs entolēsG3588G1785might becomeG1096καθ᾽kath᾽G2596exceedingὑπερβολὴνhuperbolēnG5236sinfulἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosG268.
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