Revised Version 1895

Romans 7

1OrἪĒG2228are yeignorantἀγνοεῖτε,agnoeiteG50,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80(forG1063IG3754speakλαλῶ,lalōG2980toG1909menἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444thatG3754knowγινώσκουσινginōskousinG1097theὁhoG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551),howG3754thatG3754theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551hath dominionoverG1909amanG444forG1063soG3745longG5550timeχρόνονchrononG5550asG3745heG3754liveth?

2ForγὰρgarG1063theἡhēG3588womanγυνὴgunēG1135thatG1437hath ahusbandἀνδρὶandriG435isboundδέδεταιdedetaiG1210byG575lawνόμῳ·nomōG3551toG435theτῷtōG3588husbandἀνήρ,anērG435whileG1161heG1437liveth;butG1161ifG1437theὁhoG3588husbandἀνδρός.androsG435dieἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,sheG1437is dischargedfromG575theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551ofG575theτοῦtouG3588husbandG435.

3SoG3767thenG3767ifἐὰνeanG1437,whileG1510theG3588husbandἀνδρὸςandrosG435liveth,sheG846beG1510joinedG1096toG1096anotherἑτέρῳ·heterōG2087manἀνδρὶandriG435,sheG846shallbeG1510calledχρηματίσει,chrēmatiseiG5537anG1510adulteressμοιχαλὶςmoichalisG3428:butG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437theG3588husbandἀνήρ,anērG435dieἀποθάνῃapothanēG599,sheG846isG1510freeἐλευθέραeleutheraG1658fromἀπὸapoG575theG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551,soG3767thatG1096sheG846isG1510noμὴmēG3361adulteressμοιχαλίδαmoichalidaG3428,thoughG1161sheG846beG1510joinedG1096toG1096anotherἑτέρῳ.¶heterōG2087manἀνδρὶandriG435.

4Wherefore,myG1096brethrenG80, yealsoκαὶkaiG2532weremadeG1096deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498toG1519theG3588lawνόμῳnomōG3551throughδιὰdiaG1223theG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983ofG1537ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547;thatG2443yeshouldG80beG1096joinedG1096toG1519anotherἑτέρῳ,heterōG2087,evenG2532toG1519himG2532whoG3588wasraisedἐγερθέντι,egerthentiG1453fromG1537theG3588deadG3498,thatG2443weG2532mightG2532bringG1519forthfruitκαρποφορήσωμενkarpophorēsōmenG2592untoGodθεῷ.theōG2316.

5ForγὰρgarG1063whenὅτεhoteG3753weG2249wereG1510inἐνenG1722theG3588fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,theG3588sinfulἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266passionsπαθήματαpathēmataG3804,whichG3588wereG1510throughG1223theG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551, wroughtinἐνenG1722ourG1223membersμέλεσινmelesinG3196toG1519bringG1519forthfruitκαρποφορῆσαιkarpophorēsaiG2592untodeathθανάτῳ·thanatōG2288.

6ButG1161nowG1161weG2249havebeenG2532dischargedfromἀπὸapoG575theG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551,havingG4151diedἀποθανόντεςapothanontesG599toG2532thatG3739whereinweG2249were holden;soG2532thatG3739weG2249serveδουλεύεινdouleueinG1398inἐνenG1722newnessκαινότητιkainotētiG2538ofG4151theG3588spiritπνεύματοςpneumatosG4151,andG2532notοὐouG3756inἐνenG1722oldnessπαλαιότητιpalaiotētiG3821ofG4151theG3588letterγράμματος.¶grammatosG1121.

7WhatΤίTiG5101shallweG1487sayἔλεγεν·elegenG3004thenοὖνounG3767? IstheG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551sinἁμαρτία;hamartiaG266?GodG3004forbid. Howbeit,IG1487hadnotοὐκoukG3756knownG1097sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,exceptG1487throughδιὰdiaG1223theG3588lawνόμου·nomouG3551:forγὰρgarG1063IG1487hadnotοὐκoukG3756knownG1097covetingἐπιθυμίανepithumianG1939,exceptG1487theG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551hadsaidG3004, Thou shaltnotοὐκoukG3756covetἐπιθυμήσεις·epithumēseisG1937:

8butδὲdeG1161sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266, findingoccasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874, wroughtinἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473throughG1223theG3956commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785allG3956mannerofG1223covetingἐπιθυμίαν·epithumianG1939:forγὰρgarG1063apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromG5565theG3956lawνόμουnomouG3551sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266isdeadνεκρά·nekraG3498.

9AndG1161IG1473wasaliveἔζωνezōnG2198apartχωρὶςchōrisG5565fromG2064theτῆςtēsG3588lawνόμουnomouG3551onceποτέ·poteG4218:butG1161whenG1161theἡhēG3588commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785cameG2064,sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266revived,andG1161IG1473died;

10andG2532theἡhēG3588commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785,whichἡhēG3588was untolifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,thisαὕτηhautēG3778IG1473foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147toG1519beG2532untodeathθάνατον·thanatonG2288:

11forγὰρgarG1063sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266, findingoccasionἀφορμὴνaphormēnG874,throughδιὰdiaG1223theG3588commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsG1785beguiledmeG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532throughδι᾽di᾽G1223itαὐτῆςautēsG846slewmeG1473.

12SoG2532thatὥστεhōsteG5620theὁhoG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551isholyἅγιοςhagiosG40,andG2532theἡhēG3588commandmentἐντολὴentolēG1785holyἁγίαhagiaG40,andG2532righteousδικαίαdikaiaG1342,andG2532goodἀγαθή.agathēG18.

13DidG1096thenοὖνounG3767thatG2443whichG3588isgoodἀγαθὸνagathonG18becomeG1096deathθάνατος;thanatosG2288untomeG1473? God forbid.Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235sinἁμαρτία,hamartiaG266,thatG2443itG1223mightG1473beG1096shewntoG2443beG1096sinἁμαρτία,hamartiaG266,byG1223workingdeathθάνατον,thanatonG2288toG2443meG1473throughG1223thatG2443whichG3588isgoodἀγαθοῦagathouG18;—thatG2443throughG1223theG3588commandmentἐντολῆς.¶entolēsG1785sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaG266mightG1473becomeG1096exceedingsinfulἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosG268.

14ForγὰρgarG1063weG3754knowG1492thatG3754theG3588lawνόμοςnomosG3551isἐστιν,estinG1510spiritualπνευματικόςpneumatikosG4152:butδὲdeG1161IἐγὼegōG1473amεἰμιeimiG1510carnal,soldπεπραμένοςpepramenosG4097underὑπὸhupoG5259sinἁμαρτίαν.hamartianG266.

15ForγὰρgarG1063thatG3739whichG3739IG3739doG4160IG3739knowγινώσκω·ginōskōG1097notοὐouG3756:forγὰρgarG1063notοὐouG3756whatG3739IG3739wouldθέλωthelōG2309,thatG3739doG4160IG3739practise;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235whatG3739IG3739hateμισῶmisōG3404,thatG3739IG3739doG4160.

16ButδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487whatG3739IG3739wouldθέλωthelōG2309notοὐouG3756,thatG3754IG3739doG4160,IG3739consent untotheτῷtōG3588lawνόμῳnomōG3551thatG3754itG4160isgoodκαλός·kalosG2570.

17SoG1161nowδὲdeG1161itG846isnoG3765moreG3765IἐγὼegōG1473thatG846doitG846,butG1161sinἁμαρτία.hamartiaG266whichἡhēG3588dwellethinἐνenG1722meἐμοὶemoiG1473.

18ForγὰρgarG1063IG1473knowG1492thatG3754inG1722meG1473,thatG3754isG1510,inG1722myG1722fleshσαρκίsarkiG4561, dwellethnoοὐκoukG3756goodἀγαθόν·agathonG18thingG18:forγὰρgarG1063toG2309willG1510isG1510presentπαράκειταίparakeitaiG3873withG1722meG1473,butδὲdeG1161toG2309doG1492thatG3754whichG3748isG1510goodG18isG1510notοὐχouchG3756.

19ForγὰρgarG1063theG4160goodἀγαθόν,agathonG18whichG3739IG3739wouldθέλωthelōG2309IG3739doG4160notοὐouG3756:butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235theG4160evilκακὸνkakonG2556whichG3739IG3739wouldθέλωthelōG2309notοὐouG3756,thatG3739IG3739practise.

20ButG1161ifεἰeiG1487whatG3739IG1473wouldG846notοὐouG3756,thatG3739IG1473doG4160,itG846isnoοὐκέτιouketietiG3756moreG3765IG1473thatG3739doG4160itG846,butG1161sinἁμαρτία.hamartiaG266whichG3739dwellethinἐνenG1722meG1473.

21IἐμοὶemoiG1473findεὑρίσκωheuriskōG2147thenἄραaraG686theG3588lawνόμονnomonG3551,thatὅτιhotiG3754,toG2309meἐμοὶemoiG1473whoG3588wouldG2309doποιεῖνpoieinG4160goodκαλὸνkalonG2570,evilκακὸνkakonG2556ispresentπαράκειται.parakeitaiG3873.

22ForγὰρgarG1063IG2316delightinG2596theG3588lawνόμῳnomōG3551ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316afterG2596theG3588inwardmanἄνθρωπον,anthrōponG444:

23butδὲdeG1161IG1473seeβλέπωblepōG991aG1510differentἕτερονheteronG2087lawνόμονnomonG3551inG1722myG1722membersμέλεσίνmelesinG3196, warringagainstG1722theG3588lawνόμῳnomōG3551ofG3551myG1722mindνοόςnoosG3563,andκαὶkaiG2532bringingmeG1473intoG1722captivityunderG1722theG3588lawνόμῳnomōG3551ofG3551sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266whichG3588isG1510inG1722myG1722membersμέλεσίνmelesinG3196.

24OwretchedταλαίπωροςtalaipōrosG5005manἄνθρωπος·anthrōposG444thatG3778IG1473amG1473!whoτοῦtouG3588shallG444deliverῥύσεταιrhusetaiG4506meG1473outG1537ofG1537theτοῦtouG3588bodyσώματοςsōmatosG4983ofG1537thisG3778deathθανάτουthanatouG2288?

25IG1473thankχάριςcharisG5485GodθεῷtheōG2316throughG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547ourG2316LordκυρίουkuriouG2962.SoG3767thenG3767IG1473myselfαὐτὸςautosG846withG1223theτῷtōG3588mindνοῒnoiG3563serveδουλεύωdouleuōG1398theτοῦtouG3588lawνόμῳnomōG3551ofG1223GodθεοῦtheouG2316;butG1161withG1223theτῷtōG3588fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561theτῇtēaG3588lawνόμῳnomōG3551ofG1223sinἁμαρτίας.¶hamartiasG266.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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