New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 7

Believers United to Christ

1OrἪĒG2228do you not knowἀγνοεῖτε,agnoeiteG50,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80(for I am speakingλαλῶ,lalōG2980to those who knowγινώσκουσινginōskousinG1097the lawνόμονnomonG3551),that the lawνόμοςnomosG3551hasG2961jurisdictionG2961overG2961a personἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444as longχρόνονchrononG5550as he livesζῇ;zēaG2198?

2Forthe marriedὕπανδροςhupandrosG5220womanγυνὴgunēG1135is boundδέδεταιdedetaiG1210by lawνόμῳ·nomōG3551to herhusbandἀνδρὶandriG435while he is livingζῶντιzōntiG2198;but ifἐὰνeanG1437her husbandἀνήρ,anērG435diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,she is releasedκατήργηταιkatērgētaiG2673from the lawνόμουnomouG3551concerning the husbandἀνδρός.androsG435.

3SoG686thenἄραaraG686,ifἐὰνeanG1437while her husbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435is livingζῶντοςzōntosG2198she is joinedγένηταιgenētaiG1096to anotherἑτέρῳ·heterōG2087manἀνδρὶandriG435,she shall be calledχρηματίσει,chrēmatiseiG5537an adulteressμοιχαλὶςmoichalisG3428;but ifἐὰνeanG1437her husbandἀνήρ,anērG435diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,she is freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658from the lawνόμουnomouG3551,so that she is not an adulteressμοιχαλίδαmoichalidaG3428though she is joinedγενομένηνgenomenēnG1096to anotherἑτέρῳ.¶heterōG2087manἀνδρὶandriG435.

4ThereforeὭστε,HōsteG5620,my brethrenἀδελφοίadelphoiG80,you alsoκαὶkaiG2532weremadeG2289to dieG2289to the LawνόμῳnomōG3551throughδιὰdiaG1223the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,soεἰςeisG1519that you might be joinedγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096to anotherἑτέρῳ,heterōG2087,to Him who was raisedἐγερθέντι,egerthentiG1453from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,in orderἵναinaG2443that we might bearG2592fruitκαρποφορήσωμενkarpophorēsōmenG2592for Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

5For whileὅτεhoteG3753we werein the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,the sinfulἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266passionsπαθήματαpathēmataG3804, which were arousedby the LawνόμουnomouG3551,were at workἐνηργεῖτοenērgeitoG1754inthe membersμέλεσινmelesinG3196of our body to bearG2592fruitκαρποφορῆσαιkarpophorēsaiG2592for deathθανάτῳ·thanatōG2288.

6But nowνυνὶnuniG3570we have beenreleasedκατηργήθημενkatērgēthēmenG2673from the LawνόμουnomouG3551, havingdiedἀποθανόντεςapothanontesG599to that by whichᾧhōG3739we were boundκατειχόμεθα,kateichomethaG2722,soὥστεhōsteG5620that we serveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398innewnessκαινότητιkainotētiG2538of theSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151and not in oldnessπαλαιότητιpalaiotētiG3821of the letterγράμματος.¶grammatosG1121.

7WhatΤίTiG5101shall we sayἔλεγεν·elegenG3004thenοὖνounG3767?Is the LawνόμοςnomosG3551sinἁμαρτία;hamartiaG266?May it neverG3361be! On the contraryἀλλὰallaG235,I would not have come to knowἔγνωνegnōnG1097sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266exceptG1508throughδιὰdiaG1223the Lawνόμου·nomouG3551;for I would not have knownG3609aboutG3609covetingἐπιθυμίανepithumianG1939ifG1487the LawνόμοςnomosG3551had not saidG3004, “You shall notcovetἐπιθυμήσεις·epithumēseisG1937.”

8But sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266,takingλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983opportunityἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874throughδιὰdiaG1223the commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785,producedκατειργάσατοkateirgasatoG2716in mecovetingἐπιθυμίαν·epithumianG1939of everyG3956kindG3956; forapartχωρὶςchōrisG5565from the LawνόμουnomouG3551sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266isdeadνεκρά·nekraG3498.

9I was onceποτέ·poteG4218aliveἔζωνezōnG2198apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565from the LawνόμουnomouG3551;but when the commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785cameἐλθούσηςelthousēsG2064,sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266becameG326aliveG326and I diedG599;

10and thisαὕτηhautēG3778commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785, which wasto resultεἰςeisG1519in lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,provedεὑρέθηheurethēG2147to resultεἰςeisG1519in deathθάνατον·thanatonG2288for me;

11for sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266,takingλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983an opportunityἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874throughδιὰdiaG1223the commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785,deceivedἐξηπάτησένexēpatēsenG1818me and throughδι᾽di᾽G1223it killedἀπέκτεινεν·apekteinenG615me.

12SoὥστεhōsteG5620thenG5620,the LawνόμοςnomosG3551is holyἅγιοςhagiosG40,and the commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785is holyἁγίαhagiaG40and righteousδικαίαdikaiaG1342and goodἀγαθή.agathēG18.

13ThereforeοὖνounG3767did that whichG18is goodG18becomeG1096a cause ofdeathθάνατος;thanatosG2288for me?May it neverμὴmēG3361be! Ratherἀλλ᾽all᾽G235it was sinἁμαρτία,hamartiaG266,in orderἵναinaG2443that it might be shownφανῇphanēaG5316to be sinἁμαρτία,hamartiaG266by effectingκατεργαζομένηkatergazomenēG2716my deathθάνατον,thanatonG2288throughδιὰdiaG1223that whichG18is goodG18,soἵναinaG2443that throughδιὰdiaG1223the commandmentἐντολῆς.¶entolēsG1785sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266would becomeG1096utterlyὑπερβολὴνhuperbolēnG5236sinfulG266.

The Conflict of Two Natures

14For we knowG3609that the LawνόμοςnomosG3551isspiritualπνευματικόςpneumatikosG4152,but I amG1510of fleshσάρκινόςsarkinosG4560,soldπεπραμένοςpepramenosG4097into bondage to sinἁμαρτίαν.hamartianG266.

15For whatὃhoG3739I am doingκατεργάζομαιkatergazomaiG2716,I do not understandγινώσκω·ginōskōG1097;for I am not practicingπράσσω,prassōG4238whatὃhoG3739I wouldlikeθέλωthelōG2309to do,but I am doingποιῶ.poiōG4160the veryG3778thingὃhoG3739I hateμισῶmisōG3404.

16But ifεἰeiG1487I doποιῶ,poiōG4160the veryG3778thingG3778I do not wantθέλωthelōG2309to do,I agreeσύμφημιsumphēmiG4852withthe LawνόμῳnomōG3551, confessingthat the LawG3551is goodκαλός·kalosG2570.

17SoδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570,noG3765longerG3765am I the one doingκατεργάζομαιkatergazomaiG2716it, but sinἁμαρτία.hamartiaG266which dwellsG1774in me.

18For I knowG3609that nothingG3756goodἀγαθόν·agathonG18dwellsοἰκεῖoikeiG3611in me, that is, in myfleshσαρκίsarkiG4561;for the willingθέλεινtheleinG2309is presentπαράκειταίparakeitaiG3873in me, but the doingκατεργάζεσθαιkatergazesthaiG2716of the goodκαλὸνkalonG2570is not.

19Forthe goodἀγαθόν,agathonG18that I wantθέλωthelōG2309,I do not doποιῶpoiōG4160,but I practiceπράσσω.prassōG4238the veryτοῦτοtoutoG3778evilκακὸνkakonG2556that I do not wantθέλωthelōG2309.

20But ifεἰeiG1487I am doingποιῶ,poiōG4160the veryG3778thingG3778I do not wantθέλωthelōG2309,I am noG3765longerG3765the one doingκατεργάζομαιkatergazomaiG2716it, but sinἁμαρτία.hamartiaG266which dwellsοἰκοῦσαoikousaG3611in me.

21I findεὑρίσκωheuriskōG2147thenἄραaraG686theprincipleνόμονnomonG3551that evilκακὸνkakonG2556is presentπαράκειται.parakeitaiG3873in me, the one who wantsθέλοντιthelontiG2309to doποιεῖνpoieinG4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570.

22For I joyfullyG4913concurG4913with the lawνόμῳnomōG3551of GodθεοῦtheouG2316inthe innerἔσωesōG2080manἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444,

23but I seeβλέπωblepōG991a differentἕτερονheteronG2087lawνόμονnomonG3551inthe membersμέλεσίνmelesinG3196of my body, wagingG497warG497againstG497thelawνόμῳnomōG3551of my mindνοόςnoosG3563and makingG163me a prisonerG163ofthe lawνόμῳnomōG3551of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266which is in my membersμέλεσίνmelesinG3196.

24WretchedταλαίπωροςtalaipōrosG5005manἄνθρωπος·anthrōposG444that I am! WhoτίςtisG5101will setG4506me freeG4506fromthe bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983of thisτούτου;¶toutouG3778deathθανάτουthanatouG2288?

25ThanksχάριςcharisG5485be to GodθεῷtheōG2316throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547our LordκυρίουkuriouG2962!SoG686thenἄραaraG686,on the oneG3303handG3303I myselfαὐτὸςautosG846with my mindνοῒnoiG3563am servingδουλεύωdouleuōG1398the lawνόμῳnomōG3551of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,but on the otherG1161,with my fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561the lawνόμῳnomōG3551of sinἁμαρτίας.¶hamartiasG266.

Believers United to Christ

The Conflict of Two Natures

Commentaries on Romans 7