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Romans 7:9-13

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.

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