Revised Literal Translation

Romans 8:2-14

2ὁhoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063the lawνόμοςnomosG3551of the Spiritτοῦ πνεύματοςtou pneumatosG3588 G4151of lifeτῆς ζωῆςtēs zōēsG3588 G2222inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424hath madeG1659meG1473freeἠλευθέρωσένēleutherōsenG1659fromἀπὸapoG575the lawτοῦ νόμουtou nomouG3588 G3551of sinτῆς ἁμαρτίαςtēs hamartiasG3588 G266andκαὶkaiG2532deathτοῦ θανάτου.tou thanatouG3588 G2288.

3τὸtoG3588ForγὰρgarG1063whatτοῦtouG3588the lawνόμου, τῆςnomou tēsG3588 G3551could not doἀδύνατονadunatonG102,inἐνenG1722thatᾧhōG3739it was weakἠσθένειēstheneiG770throughδιὰdiaG1223the fleshσαρκός, ὁsarkos hoG3588 G4561,Godθεὸς τὸνtheos tonG3588 G2316sendingπέμψαςpempsasG3992his ownἑαυτοῦhe'autouG1438SonυἱὸνhuionG5207inἐνenG1722the likenessὁμοιώματιhomoiōmatiG3667of sinfulἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,andκαὶkaiG2532forπερὶperiG4012sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266,condemnedκατέκρινενkatekrinenG2632sinτὴν ἁμαρτίανtēn hamartianG3588 G266inἐνenG1722the fleshτῇ σαρκί,tēa sarkiG3588 G4561:

4τὸtoG3588ThatἵναinaG2443the righteousnessδικαίωμα τοῦdikaiōma touG3588 G1345of the lawνόμου τοῖςnomou toisG3588 G3551might be fulfilledπληρωθῇplērōthēaG4137inἐνenG1722usG1473,who walkπεριπατοῦσινperipatousinG4043notμὴmēG3361afterκατὰkataG2596the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,butἀλλὰallaG235afterκατὰkataG2596the Spiritπνεῦμα.pneumaG4151.

5οἱhoiG3588ForγὰρgarG1063they that areὄντεςontesG1510afterκατὰkataG2596the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561do mindφρονοῦσινphronousinG5426the thingsτὰtaG3588of the fleshτῆς σαρκὸςtēs sarkosG3588 G4561;butδὲdeG1161they that areοἱhoiG3588afterκατὰkataG2596the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151the thingsτὰtaG3588of the Spiritτοῦ πνεύματος.tou pneumatosG3588 G4151.

6τὸtoG3588τῆςtēsG3588ForγὰρgarG1063to beG5427carnallyσαρκὸς τὸsarkos toG3588 G4561mindedφρόνημαphronēmaG5427isdeathθάνατος,thanatosG2288;butδὲdeG1161to beG5427spirituallyτοῦ πνεύματοςtou pneumatosG3588 G4151mindedφρόνημαphronēmaG5427islifeζωὴzōēG2222andκαὶkaiG2532peaceεἰρήνη.eirēnēG1515.

7τὸtoG3588BecauseδιότιdiotiG1360the carnalτῆς σαρκὸςtēs sarkosG3588 G4561mindφρόνημα τῷphronēma tōG3588 G5427isenmityἔχθραechthraG2189againstεἰςeisG1519Godθεόν·theonG2316:forγὰρgarG1063it isG5293notοὐχouchG3756subjectὑποτάσσεται,hupotassetaiG5293to the lawνόμῳnomōG3551of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761indeedγὰρgarG1063can beδύναται·dunataiG1410.

8οὐouG3756οἱhoiG3588So thenδὲdeG1161they that areὄντεςontesG1510inἐνenG1722the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561cannotδύνανται·dunantaiG1410pleaseἀρέσαιaresaiG700GodθεῷtheōG2316.

9ButδὲdeG1161yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771areἐστὲesteG1510notοὐκoukG3756inἐνenG1722the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235inἐνenG1722the Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,if so be thatG1512the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316dwellοἰκεῖoikeiG3611inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.huminG4771.NowδέdeG1161ifG1487any manτιςtisG5100haveἔχει,echeiG2192notοὐκoukG3756the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,heοὗτοςhoutosG3778isἔστινestinG1510noneοὐκoukG3756of hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846.

10τὸtoG3588μὲνmenG3303τὸtoG3588AndδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547beinἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771,the bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983isdeadνεκρὸνnekronG3498because ofδιὰdiaG1223sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266;butδὲdeG1161the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151islifeζωὴzōēG2222because ofδιὰdiaG1223righteousnessδικαιοσύνην.dikaiosunēnG1343.

11ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487the Spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151of him that raised upτοῦ ἐγείραντοςtou egeirantosG3588 G1453JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498dwellοἰκεῖoikeiG3611inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν,huminG4771,he that raised upτὸν ἐγείραςton egeirasG3588 G1453Christὁ Χριστὸνho ChristonG3588 G5547fromἐκekG1537the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498shallG2227alsoκαὶkaiG2532quickenG2227yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771mortalτὰ θνητὰta thnētaG3588 G2349bodiesσώματαsōmataG4983byδιὰdiaG1223hisαὐτοῦautouG846SpiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151that dwellethτοῦ ἐνοικοῦντοςtou enoikountosG3588 G1774inἐνenG1722youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.

12τῇtēaG3588ἌραAraG686Thereforeοὖν,ounG3767,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,we areἐσμὲνesmenG1510debtorsὀφειλέταιopheiletaiG3781,notοὐouG3756to the fleshσαρκὶ τοῦsarki touG3588 G4561,to liveζῆν·zēnG2198afterκατὰkataG2596the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561.

13ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487ye liveζῆτε,zēteG2198afterκατὰkataG2596the fleshσάρκαsarkaG4561,ye shallμέλλετεmelleteG3195dieἀποθνῄσκειν·apothnēskeinG599:butδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487yeG2289through the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151do mortifyG2289the deedsτὰς πράξειςtas praxeisG3588 G4234of the bodyτοῦ σώματοςtou sōmatosG3588 G4983,ye shall liveζήσεσθε.zēsestheG2198.

14ForγὰρgarG1063as many asὅσοιhosoiG3745are ledἄγονται,agontaiG71by the SpiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,theyοὗτοιhoutoiG3778areεἰσιν.eisinG1510the sonsυἱοὶhuioiG5207of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

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