New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 7:1-10

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;

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