Romans 7:1-13

1OrG2228 do you not knowG50, 1brothersG80 and sisters (for I am speakingG2980 to those who knowG1097 the 2LawG3551), that the 3LawG3551 hasG2961 jurisdictionG2961 overG2961 a personG444 as longG5550 as he livesG2198? 2For 4the marriedG5220 womanG1135 is boundG1210 by lawG3551 to her 5husbandG435 as long as he isG2198 aliveG2198; but ifG1437 her husbandG435 diesG599, she is releasedG2673 from the lawG3551 6concerning the husbandG435. 3SoG686 thenG3767, ifG1437 while her husbandG435 isG2198 aliveG2198 she 7givesG1096 herselfG1096 to anotherG2087 manG435, she will be calledG5537 an adulteressG3428; but ifG1437 her husbandG435 diesG599, she is freeG1658 from the lawG3551, so that she is not an adulteressG3428 if she 8givesG1096 herselfG1096 to anotherG2087 manG435.

4ThereforeG5620, my brothersG80 and sisters, you alsoG2532 were 9putG2289 toG2289 deathG2289 10in regard to the LawG3551 11throughG1223 the bodyG4983 of ChristG5547, soG1519 thatG1519 you might belongG1096 to anotherG2087, to Him who was raisedG1453 from the deadG3498, inG2443 orderG2443 thatG2443 we might bearG2592 fruitG2592 for GodG2316. 5For whileG3753 we were 12in the fleshG4561, the sinfulG266 passionsG3804, which were 13brought to light by the LawG3551, were at workG1754 14in 15the partsG3196 of our body to bearG2592 fruitG2592 for deathG2288. 6But nowG3570 we have been 16releasedG2673 from the LawG3551, having 17diedG599 to that by whichG3739 we were boundG2722, soG5620 thatG5620 we serveG1398 in 18newnessG2538 of 19the 20SpiritG4151 and not in oldnessG3821 of the letterG1121.

721WhatG5101 shall we sayG3004 thenG3767? Is the LawG3551 sinG266? 2223FarG3361 fromG3361 it! On the contraryG235, 24I would not have come to knowG1097 sinG266 exceptG1508 25throughG1223 the LawG3551; for I would not have knownG3609 aboutG3609 26covetingG1939 ifG1487 the LawG3551 had not saidG3004, “27You shall not 28covetG1937.” 8But sinG266, 29takingG2983 an opportunityG874 30throughG1223 the commandmentG1785, producedG2716 in me 31covetingG1939 of everyG3956 kindG3956; for 32apartG5565 33from the LawG3551 sinG266 is deadG3498. 9I wasG2198 onceG4218 aliveG2198 apartG5565 34from the LawG3551; but when the commandmentG1785 cameG2064, sinG266 cameG326 toG326 lifeG326, and I diedG599; 10and thisG3778 commandmentG1785, which was 3536to resultG1519 in lifeG2222, provedG2147 37to resultG1519 in deathG2288 for me; 11for sinG266, 38takingG2983 an opportunityG874 39throughG1223 the commandmentG1785, 40deceivedG1818 me, and throughG1223 it, killedG615 me. 1241SoG5620 thenG5620, the LawG3551 is holyG40, and the commandmentG1785 is holyG40 and righteousG1342 and goodG18.

13ThereforeG3767 did that which is goodG18 becomeG1096 a cause of deathG2288 for me? 4243FarG3361 fromG3361 it! RatherG235 it was sinG266, inG2443 orderG2443 thatG2443 it might be shownG5316 to be sinG266 by bringingG2716 aboutG2716 my deathG2288 throughG1223 that which is goodG18, soG2443 thatG2443 throughG1223 the commandmentG1785 sinG266 would becomeG1096 utterlyG5236 sinfulG266.