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Romans 6:12-23

12ἡhēG3588τῷtōG3588LetG936notΜὴMēG3361sinἁμαρτία τὸhamartia toG3588 G266thereforeοὖνounG3767reignβασιλευέτωbasileuetōG936inG1722yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771mortalθνητῷthnētōG2349bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983,that ye shouldεἰςeisG1519obeyὑπακούεινhupakoueinG5219itG846inG1722the lustsταῖς ἐπιθυμίαιςtais epithumiaisG3588 G1939thereofG846.

13NeitherμηδὲmēdeG3366yield yeπαριστάνετεparistaneteG3936yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771membersτὰ μέληta melēG3588 G3196asinstrumentsὅπλαhoplaG3696of unrighteousnessἀδικίαςadikiasG93unto sinτῇ ἁμαρτίᾳ,tēa hamartiaG3588 G266:butἀλλὰallaG235yieldπαραστήσατεparastēsateG3936yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438unto Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316,asG5613those that are aliveζῶνταςzōntasG2198fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498,andκαὶkaiG2532yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771membersτὰ μέληta melēG3588 G3196asinstrumentsὅπλαhoplaG3696of righteousnessδικαιοσύνηςdikaiosunēsG1343unto Godτῷ θεῷ.tō theōG3588 G2316.

14ForγὰρgarG1063sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266shallG2961notοὐouG3756have dominion overG2961youὑμῶνhumōnG4771:forγάρgarG1063ye areἐστεesteG1510notοὐouG3756underὑπὸhupoG5259the lawνόμονnomonG3551,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235underὑπὸhupoG5259graceχάριν.¶charinG5485.

15WhatΤίTiG5101thenοὖν;ounG3767?shall we sinἁμαρτήσωμεν,hamartēsōmenG264,becauseὅτιhotiG3754we areἐσμὲνesmenG1510notοὐκoukG3756underὑπὸhupoG5259the lawνόμονnomonG3551,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235underὑπὸhupoG5259graceχάριν;charinG5485?God forbidμὴ γένοιτο.mē genoitoG3361 G1096.

16Know yeG1492notοὐκoukG3756,thatὅτιhotiG3754to whomᾧhōG3739ye yieldπαριστάνετεparistaneteG3936yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438servantsδούλουςdoulousG1401toεἰςeisG1519obeyὑπακοήν,hupakoēnG5218,his servantsδοῦλοίdouloiG1401ye areἐστεesteG1510to whomᾧhōG3739ye obeyὑπακούετε,hupakoueteG5219;whetherἤτοιētoiG2273of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266untoεἰςeisG1519deathθάνατονthanatonG2288,orἢēG2228of obedienceὑπακοῆςhupakoēsG5218untoεἰςeisG1519righteousnessδικαιοσύνην;dikaiosunēnG1343?

17ButδὲdeG1161Godτῷ θεῷtō theōG3588 G2316be thankedχάριςcharisG5485,thatὅτιhotiG3754ye wereἦτεēteG1510the servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of sinτῆς ἁμαρτίας,tēs hamartiasG3588 G266,butδὲdeG1161ye have obeyedὑπηκούσατεhupēkousateG5219fromἐκekG1537the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588εἰςeisG1519that formτύπονtuponG5179of doctrineδιδαχῆς.¶didachēsG1322whichὃνhonG3739was delivered youπαρεδόθητεparedothēteG3860.

18BeingG1659thenδὲdeG1161made freeG1659fromἀπὸapoG575sinτῆς ἁμαρτίαςtēs hamartiasG3588 G266,ye became the servantsἐδουλώθητεedoulōthēteG1402of righteousnessτῇ δικαιοσύνῃ.¶tēa dikaiosunēG3588 G1343.

19I speakλέγωlegōG3004after the manner of menἈνθρώπινονAnthrōpinonG442because ofδιὰdiaG1223the infirmityτὴν ἀσθένειανtēn astheneianG3588 G769of yourὑμῶν.humōnG4771fleshτῆς σαρκὸςtēs sarkosG3588 G4561:forγὰρgarG1063asὥσπερhōsperG5618ye have yieldedπαρεστήσατεparestēsateG3936yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771membersτὰ μέληta melēG3588 G3196servantsδοῦλαdoulaG1401to uncleannessτῇ ἀκαθαρσίᾳtēa akatharsiaG3588 G167andκαὶkaiG2532to iniquityτῇ ἀνομίᾳtēa anomiaG3588 G458untoεἰςeisG1519iniquityτὴν ἀνομίαν,tēn anomianG3588 G458;even soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779nowνῦνnunG3568yieldπαραστήσατεparastēsateG3936yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771membersτὰ μέληta melēG3588 G3196servantsδοῦλαdoulaG1401to righteousnessτῇ δικαιοσύνῃtēa dikaiosunēG3588 G1343untoεἰςeisG1519holinessἁγιασμόν.hagiasmonG38.

20ForγὰρgarG1063whenὅτεhoteG3753ye wereἦτεēteG1510the servantsδοῦλοιdouloiG1401of sinτῆς ἁμαρτίας,tēs hamartiasG3588 G266,ye wereἦτεēteG1510freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658from righteousnessτῇ δικαιοσύνῃ.tēa dikaiosunēG3588 G1343.

21τὸtoG3588οὖνounG3767WhatτίναtinaG5101fruitκαρπὸνkarponG2590had yeεἴχετεeicheteG2192thenτότε,toteG5119inἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909those things whereofοἷςhoisG3739ye areG1870nowνῦνnunG3568ashamedἐπαισχύνεσθε;epaischunestheG1870?forγὰρgarG1063the endτέλοςtelosG5056of those thingsἐκείνωνekeinōnG1565isdeathθάνατος.thanatosG2288.

22τῆςtēsG3588ButδὲdeG1161nowνυνὶnuniG3570being made freeἐλευθερωθέντεςeleutherōthentesG1659fromἀπὸapoG575sinἁμαρτίας τῷhamartias tōG3588 G266,andδὲdeG1161become servantsδουλωθέντεςdoulōthentesG1402to Godθεῷ τὸνtheō tonG3588 G2316,ye haveἔχετεecheteG2192yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771fruitκαρπὸν τὸkarpon toG3588 G2590untoεἰςeisG1519holinessἁγιασμόν,hagiasmonG38,andδὲdeG1161the endτέλοςtelosG5056everlastingαἰώνιον.aiōnionG166lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222.

23τὰtaG3588τῆςtēsG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the wagesὀψώνιαopsōniaG3800of sinἁμαρτίας τὸhamartias toG3588 G266isdeathθάνατος,thanatosG2288;butδὲdeG1161the giftχάρισμαcharismaG5486of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316iseternalαἰώνιοςaiōniosG166lifeζωὴzōēG2222throughἐνenG1722JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547ourG1473Lordτῷ κυρίῳtō kuriōG3588 G2962.

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