New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 7:14-24

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?

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