New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 7

Believers United to Christ

1OrἪĒG2228do you not knowἀγνοεῖτε,agnoeiteG50,brothersἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80and sisters (for I am speakingλαλῶ,lalōG2980to those who knowγινώσκουσινginōskousinG1097theLawνόμονnomonG3551), that theLawνόμοςnomosG3551hasG2961jurisdictionG2961overG2961a personἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444as longχρόνονchrononG5550as he livesζῇ;zēaG2198?

2Forthe marriedὕπανδροςhupandrosG5220womanγυνὴgunēG1135is boundδέδεταιdedetaiG1210by lawνόμῳ·nomōG3551to herhusbandἀνδρὶandriG435as long as he isG2198aliveG2198;but ifἐὰνeanG1437her husbandἀνήρ,anērG435diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,she is releasedκατήργηταιkatērgētaiG2673from the lawνόμουnomouG3551concerning the husbandἀνδρός.androsG435.

3SoἄραaraG686thenοὖνounG3767,ifἐὰνeanG1437while her husbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435isG2198aliveG2198shegivesG1096herselfG1096to anotherἑτέρῳ·heterōG2087manἀνδρὶandriG435,she will be calledχρηματίσει,chrēmatiseiG5537an adulteressμοιχαλὶςmoichalisG3428;but ifἐὰνeanG1437her husbandἀνήρ,anērG435diesἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,she is freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658from the lawνόμουnomouG3551,so that she is not an adulteressμοιχαλίδαmoichalidaG3428if shegivesG1096herselfG1096to anotherἑτέρῳ.¶heterōG2087manἀνδρὶandriG435.

4ThereforeὭστε,HōsteG5620,my brothersἀδελφοίadelphoiG80and sisters,you alsoκαὶkaiG2532wereputἐθανατώθητεethanatōthēteG2289toG2289deathG2289in regard to the LawνόμῳnomōG3551throughδιὰdiaG1223the bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,soG1519thatG1519you might belongγενέσθαιgenesthaiG1096to anotherἑτέρῳ,heterōG2087,to Him who was raisedἐγερθέντι,egerthentiG1453from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,inG2443orderG2443thatG2443we might bearG2592fruitκαρποφορήσωμενkarpophorēsōmenG2592for Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

5For whileὅτεhoteG3753we werein the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,the sinfulἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266passionsπαθήματαpathēmataG3804, which were brought to lightby the LawνόμουnomouG3551,were at workἐνηργεῖτοenērgeitoG1754inthe partsμέλεσινmelesinG3196of our body to bearG2592fruitκαρποφορῆσαιkarpophorēsaiG2592for deathθανάτῳ·thanatōG2288.

6But nowνυνὶnuniG3570we have beenreleasedκατηργήθημενkatērgēthēmenG2673from the LawνόμουnomouG3551, havingdiedἀποθανόντεςapothanontesG599to that by whichᾧhōG3739we were boundκατειχόμεθα,kateichomethaG2722,soG5620thatG5620we serveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398innewnessκαινότητιkainotētiG2538of theSpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151and not in oldnessπαλαιότητιpalaiotētiG3821of the letterγράμματος.¶grammatosG1121.

7WhatΤίTiG5101shall we sayἔλεγεν·elegenG3004thenοὖνounG3767?Is the LawνόμοςnomosG3551sinἁμαρτία;hamartiaG266?FarG3361fromG3361it! 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,takingλαβοῦσαlabousaG2983an opportunityἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874throughδιὰdiaG1223the commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785,producedκατειργάσατοkateirgasatoG2716in mecovetingἐπιθυμίαν·epithumianG1939of everyG3956kindG3956; forapartχωρὶςchōrisG5565from the LawνόμουnomouG3551sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266isdeadνεκρά·nekraG3498.

9I wasG2198onceποτέ·poteG4218aliveἔζωνezōnG2198apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565from the LawνόμουnomouG3551;but when the commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785cameἐλθούσηςelthousēsG2064,sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266cameG326toG326lifeG326,and 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 which is goodἀγαθὸνagathonG18becomeG1096a cause ofdeathθάνατος;thanatosG2288for me?FarG3361fromG3361it! Ratherἀλλ᾽all᾽G235it wassinἁμαρτία,hamartiaG266,inG2443orderἵναinaG2443thatG2443it might be shownφανῇphanēaG5316to be sinἁμαρτία,hamartiaG266by bringingG2716aboutG2716my deathθάνατον,thanatonG2288throughδιὰdiaG1223that which is goodἀγαθοῦagathouG18,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443throughδιὰdiaG1223the commandmentἐντολῆς.¶entolēsG1785sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266would becomeG1096utterlyὑπερβολὴνhuperbolēnG5236sinfulG266.

The Conflict of Serving Two Masters

14For we knowG3609that the LawνόμοςnomosG3551isspiritualπνευματικόςpneumatikosG4152,but I amG1510fleshlyσάρκινόςsarkinosG4560,soldπεπραμένοςpepramenosG4097into bondage to sinἁμαρτίαν.hamartianG266.

15ForI do not understandγινώσκω·ginōskōG1097whatὃhoG3739I am doingκατεργάζομαιkatergazomaiG2716;for I am not practicingπράσσω,prassōG4238whatὃhoG3739I wantθέλωthelōG2309to do,but I doποιῶ.poiōG4160the veryG3778thingὃhoG3739I hateμισῶmisōG3404.

16HoweverδὲdeG1161,ifεἰeiG1487I doποιῶ,poiōG4160the veryG3778thingG3778I do not wantθέλωthelōG2309to do,I agreeσύμφημιsumphēmiG4852withthe LawνόμῳnomōG3551, that the Law isgoodκαλός·kalosG2570.

17But nowνυνὶnuniG3570,noG3765longerG3765am I the onedoingκατεργάζομαιkatergazomaiG2716it, but sinἁμαρτία.hamartiaG266that dwellsG1774in me.

18For I knowG3609that goodἀγαθόν·agathonG18does not dwellοἰκεῖoikeiG3611in 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 doποιῶ,poiōG4160the veryG3778thingG3778I do not wantθέλωthelōG2309,I am noG3765longerG3765the onedoingκατεργάζομαιkatergazomaiG2716it, but sinἁμαρτία.hamartiaG266that dwellsοἰκοῦσαoikousaG3611in me.

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

22For I joyfullyG4913agreeG4913with the lawνόμῳnomōG3551of GodθεοῦtheouG2316inthe innerἔσωesōG2080personἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444,

23but I seeβλέπωblepōG991a differentἕτερονheteronG2087lawνόμονnomonG3551inthe partsμέλεσίνmelesinG3196of my body wagingG497warG497againstG497thelawνόμῳnomōG3551of my mindνοόςnoosG3563,and makingG163me aG163prisonerG163ofthe lawνόμῳnomōG3551of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266, the law which is inmy body’s partsμέλεσίνmelesinG3196.

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 Serving Two Masters

Commentaries on Romans 7