New American Standard Bible 1995

Romans 7:7-25

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.

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.

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