Romans 7
WEB·Romans 7
1Or don’t you know, brothers (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law has dominion over a man for as long as he lives?
KJVG2228 Know ye notG50(G5719), brethrenG80,(forG1063 I speakG2980(G5719) to them that knowG1097(G5723) the lawG3551,) how thatG3754 the lawG3551 hath dominion overG2961(G5719) a manG444 as long asG1909G3745G5550 he livethG2198(G5719)?
2 For the woman that has a husband is bound by law to the husband while he lives, but if the husband dies, she is discharged from the law of the husband.
KJVForG1063 the womanG1135 which hath an husbandG5220 is boundG1210(G5769) by the lawG3551 to her husbandG435 so long as he livethG2198(G5723); butG1161 ifG1437 the husbandG435 be deadG599(G5632), she is loosedG2673(G5769) fromG575 the lawG3551 of her husbandG435.
3 So then if, while the husband lives, she is joined to another man, she would be called an adulteress. But if the husband dies, she is free from the law, so that she is no adulteress, though she is joined to another man.
KJVSo thenG686G3767 ifG1437, while her husbandG435 livethG2198(G5723), she be marriedG1096(G5638) to anotherG2087 manG435, she shall be calledG5537(G5692) an adulteressG3428: butG1161 ifG1437 her husbandG435 be deadG599(G5632), she isG2076(G5748) freeG1658 fromG575 that lawG3551; so that sheG846 isG1511(G5750) noG3361 adulteressG3428, though she be marriedG1096(G5637) to anotherG2087 manG435.
4 Therefore, my brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, that you would be joined to another, to him who was raised from the dead, that we might produce fruit to God.
KJVWhereforeG5620, myG3450 brethrenG80, yeG5210 alsoG2532 are become deadG2289(G5681) to the lawG3551 byG1223 the bodyG4983 of ChristG5547; thatG1519 yeG5209 should be marriedG1096(G5635) to anotherG2087, even to him who is raisedG1453(G5685) fromG1537 the deadG3498, thatG2443 we should bring forth fruitG2592(G5661) unto GodG2316.
5 For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were through the law worked in our members to bring out fruit to death.
KJVForG1063 whenG3753 we wereG2258(G5713) inG1722 the fleshG4561, the motionsG3804 of sinsG266, whichG3588 were byG1223 the lawG3551, did workG1754(G5710) inG1722 ourG2257 membersG3196 to bringG1519 forth fruitG2592(G5658) unto deathG2288.
6 But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that in which we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.
KJVButG1161 nowG3570 we are deliveredG2673(G5681) fromG575 the lawG3551, that being deadG599(G5631)(G5625)G599(G5631) whereinG1722G3739 we were heldG2722(G5712); thatG5620 weG2248 should serveG1398(G5721) inG1722 newnessG2538 of spiritG4151, andG2532 notG3756 in the oldnessG3821 of the letterG1121.
7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn’t have known sin except through the law. For I wouldn’t have known coveting unless the law had said, “You shall not covet.”
KJVWhatG5101 shall we sayG2046(G5692) thenG3767? Is the lawG3551 sinG266? God forbidG3361G1096(G5636). NayG235, I hadG1097 notG3756 knownG1097(G5627) sinG266, butG1508 byG1223 the lawG3551: forG1063G5037 I hadG1492 notG3756 knownG1492(G5715) lustG1939, exceptG1508 the lawG3551 had saidG3004(G5707), Thou shaltG1937 notG3756 covetG1937(G5692).
8 But sin, finding occasion through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of coveting. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
KJVButG1161 sinG266, takingG2983(G5631) occasionG874 byG1223 the commandmentG1785, wroughtG2716(G5662) inG1722 meG1698 all manner ofG3956 concupiscenceG1939. ForG1063 withoutG5565 the lawG3551 sinG266 was deadG3498.
9 I was alive apart from the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died.
KJVForG1161 IG1473 was aliveG2198(G5707) withoutG5565 the lawG3551 onceG4218: butG1161 when the commandmentG1785 cameG2064(G5631), sinG266 revivedG326(G5656), andG1161 IG1473 diedG599(G5627).
10 The commandment which was for life, this I found to be for death;
KJVAndG2532 the commandmentG1785, whichG3588 was ordained toG1519 lifeG2222, IG3427 foundG2147(G5681)G3778 to be untoG1519 deathG2288.
11 for sin, finding occasion through the commandment, deceived me, and through it killed me.
KJVForG1063 sinG266, takingG2983(G5631) occasionG874 byG1223 the commandmentG1785, deceivedG1818(G5656) meG3165, andG2532 byG1223 itG846 slewG615(G5656) me.
12 Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, righteous, and good.
KJVWhereforeG5620G3303 the lawG3551 is holyG40, andG2532 the commandmentG1785 holyG40, andG2532 justG1342, andG2532 goodG18.
13 Did then that which is good become death to me? May it never be! But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, was producing death in me through that which is good; that through the commandment sin might become exceedingly sinful.
KJVWas thenG3767 that which is goodG18 madeG1096(G5754) deathG2288 unto meG1698? God forbidG3361G1096(G5636). ButG235 sinG266, thatG2443 it might appearG5316(G5652) sinG266, workingG2716(G5740) deathG2288 in meG3427 byG1223 that which is goodG18; thatG2443 sinG266 byG1223 the commandmentG1785 might becomeG1096(G5638) exceedingG2596G5236 sinfulG268.
14 For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am fleshly, sold under sin.
KJVForG1063 we knowG1492(G5758) thatG3754 the lawG3551 isG2076(G5748) spiritualG4152: butG1161 IG1473 amG1510(G5748) carnalG4559, soldG4097(G5772) underG5259 sinG266.
15 For I don’t understand what I am doing. For I don’t practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.
KJVForG1063 that whichG3739 I doG2716(G5736) I allowG1097(G5719) notG3756: forG1063 whatG3739 I wouldG2309(G5719), thatG5124 do IG4238(G5719) notG3756; butG235 whatG3739 I hateG3404(G5719), thatG5124 do IG4160(G5719).
16 But if what I don’t desire, that I do, I consent to the law that it is good.
KJVIfG1487 thenG1161 I doG4160(G5719) thatG5124 whichG3739 I wouldG2309(G5719) notG3756, I consentG4852(G5748) unto the lawG3551 thatG3754 it is goodG2570.
17 So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.
KJVNowG3570 thenG1161 it is no moreG3765 IG1473 that doG2716(G5736) itG846, butG235 sinG266 that dwellethG3611(G5723) inG1722 meG1698.
18 For I know that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing. For desire is present with me, but I don’t find it doing that which is good.
KJVForG1063 I knowG1492(G5758) thatG3754 inG1722 meG1698(that isG5123(G5748), inG1722 myG3450 fleshG4561,) dwellethG3611(G5719) noG3756 good thingG18: forG1063 to willG2309(G5721) is presentG3873(G5736) with meG3427; butG1161 how to performG2716(G5738) that which is goodG2570 I findG2147(G5719) notG3756.
19 For the good which I desire, I don’t do; but the evil which I don’t desire, that I practice.
KJVForG1063G3739 the goodG18 that I wouldG2309(G5719) I doG4160(G5719) notG3756: butG235 the evilG2556 whichG3739 I wouldG2309(G5719) notG3756, thatG5124 I doG4238(G5719).
20 But if what I don’t desire, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me.
KJVNowG1161 ifG1487G3739 I doG4160(G5719) thatG5124 IG1473 wouldG2309(G5719) notG3756, it is no moreG2089G3765 IG1473 that doG2716(G5736) itG846, butG235 sinG266 that dwellethG3611(G5723) inG1722 meG1698.
21 I find then the law that, while I desire to do good, evil is present.
KJVI findG2147(G5719) thenG686 a lawG3551, thatG3754, when IG1698 wouldG2309(G5723) doG4160(G5721) goodG2570, evilG2556 is presentG3873(G5736) with meG1698.
22 For I delight in God’s law after the inward person,
KJVForG1063 I delightG4913(G5736) in the lawG3551 of GodG2316 afterG2596 the inwardG2080 manG444:
23 but I see a different law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity under the law of sin which is in my members.
KJVButG1161 I seeG991(G5719) anotherG2087 lawG3551 inG1722 myG3450 membersG3196, warring againstG497(G5740) the lawG3551 of myG3450 mindG3563, andG2532 bringingG163 meG3165 into captivityG163(G5723) to the lawG3551 of sinG266 whichG3588 isG5607(G5752) inG1722 myG3450 membersG3196.
24 What a wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?
KJVO wretchedG5005 manG444 that I amG1473! whoG5101 shall deliverG4506(G5695) meG3165 fromG1537 the bodyG4983 of thisG5127 deathG2288?
25 I thank God through Jesus Christ, our Lord! So then with the mind, I myself serve God’s law, but with the flesh, sin’s law.
KJVI thankG2168(G5719) GodG2316 throughG1223 JesusG2424 ChristG5547 ourG2257 LordG2962. So thenG686G3767 with the mindG3563 IG1473 myselfG846 serveG3303G1398(G5719) the lawG3551 of GodG2316; butG1161 with the fleshG4561 the lawG3551 of sinG266.
Romans 7
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