New American Standard Bible 2020

Romans 7:5-17

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.

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.

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