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Romans 7:14-20

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.

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