Romans 7
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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.
14ForγὰρgarG1063we knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754the lawὁ νόμοςho nomosG3588G3551isἐστιν,estinG1510spiritualπνευματικόςpneumatikosG4152:butδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510carnalG4559,soldπεπραμένοςpepramenosG4097underὑπὸhupoG5259sinτὴν ἁμαρτίαν.tēn hamartianG3588G266.
15ForγὰρgarG1063that whichὃhoG3739I doκατεργάζομαιkatergazomaiG2716I allowγινώσκω·ginōskōG1097notοὐouG3756:forγὰρgarG1063whatὃhoG3739I wouldθέλωthelōG2309,thatτοῦτοtoutoG3778do Iπράσσω,prassōG4238notοὐouG3756;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235whatὃhoG3739I hateμισῶmisōG3404,thatτοῦτοtoutoG3778do Iποιῶ.poiōG4160.
16IfεἰeiG1487thenδὲdeG1161I doποιῶ,poiōG4160τοῦτοtoutoG3778that whichὃhoG3739I wouldθέλωthelōG2309notοὐouG3756,I consent untoσύμφημιsumphēmiG4852the lawτῷ νόμῳtō nomōG3588G3551thatὅτιhotiG3754it isgoodκαλός·kalosG2570.
17ἡhēG3588NowνυνὶnuniG3570thenδὲdeG1161it is no moreG3765IἐγὼegōG1473thatG3765doκατεργάζομαιkatergazomaiG2716itαὐτὸautoG846,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235sinἁμαρτία.hamartiaG266that dwellethοἰκοῦσαoikousaG3611inἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473.
18τῇtēaG3588τὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063I knowG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754inἐνenG1722meG1473(thatτοῦτ᾽tout᾽G3778isἔστινestinG1510,inἐνenG1722myG1473fleshσαρκί τὸsarki toG3588G4561,)dwellethοἰκεῖoikeiG3611noοὐκoukG3756good thingἀγαθόν·agathonG18:forγὰρgarG1063to willθέλεινtheleinG2309is presentπαράκειταίparakeitaiG3873with meG1473;butδὲdeG1161howto performκατεργάζεσθαιkatergazesthaiG2716that which is goodκαλὸνkalonG2570I findG2147notοὐχouchG3756.
19ForγὰρgarG1063the goodἀγαθόν,agathonG18thatὃhoG3739I wouldθέλωthelōG2309I doποιῶpoiōG4160notοὐouG3756:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235the evilκακὸνkakonG2556whichὃhoG3739I wouldθέλωthelōG2309notοὐouG3756,thatτοῦτοtoutoG3778I doπράσσω.prassōG4238.
20ἡhēG3588NowδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487τοῦτοtoutoG3778I doποιῶ,poiōG4160thatὃhoG3739IἐγὼegōG1473wouldθέλωthelōG2309notG3756,it is no moreG3765IἐγὼegōG1473thatG3765doκατεργάζομαιkatergazomaiG2716itαὐτὸautoG846,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235sinἁμαρτία.hamartiaG266that dwellethοἰκοῦσαoikousaG3611inἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473.
21τὸνtonG3588τῷtōG3588τὸtoG3588I findεὑρίσκωheuriskōG2147thenἄραaraG686a lawνόμον τὸnomon toG3588G3551,thatὅτιhotiG3754,whenG2309IἐμοὶemoiG1473wouldG2309doποιεῖνpoieinG4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570,evilκακὸνkakonG2556is presentπαράκειται.parakeitaiG3873with meἐμοὶemoiG1473.
22τῷtōG3588ForγὰρgarG1063I delightσυνήδομαιsunēdomaiG4913in the lawνόμῳ τοῦnomō touG3588G3551of Godθεοῦ τὸνtheou tonG3588G2316afterκατὰkataG2596theG444inwardἔσωesōG2080manἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444:
23G3588ButδὲdeG1161I seeβλέπωblepōG991anotherἕτερονheteronG2087lawνόμονnomonG3551inG1722myG1473membersμέλεσίνmelesinG3588G3196,warring againstἀντιστρατευόμενονantistrateuomenonG497the lawνόμῳnomōG3588G3551ofG3588G3563myG1473mindνοόςnoosG3588G3563,andκαὶkaiG2532bringingG163meG1473into captivityG163to the lawνόμῳnomōG3588G3551of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG3588G266which isὄντιontiG1510inG1722myG1473membersμέλεσίνmelesinG3588G3196.
24OG444wretchedταλαίπωροςtalaipōrosG5005manἄνθρωπος·anthrōposG444that I amG1473!whoτίςtisG5101shall deliverῥύσεταιrhusetaiG4506meG1473fromἐκekG1537the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG3588G4983ofG3588G2288thisτούτου;¶toutouG3778deathθανάτουthanatouG3588G2288?
25τῷtōG3588μὲνmenG3303τοῦtouG3588I thankG2168Godθεῷ τῷtheō tōG3588G2316throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ourG1473Lordκυρίου τῇkuriou tēaG3588G2962.SoἄραaraG686thenοὖνounG3767with the mindνοῒnoiG3563IG1473myselfαὐτὸςautosG846serveδουλεύωdouleuōG1398the lawνόμῳnomōG3551of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;butG1161with the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561the lawνόμῳnomōG3551of sinἁμαρτίας.¶hamartiasG266.
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