New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 7:1-10

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;

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