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Romans 7

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ἪOrἀγνοεῖτε,are you ignorant,ἀδελφοί,brothers —γινώσκουσινto those knowingγὰρforνόμονlawλαλῶ,I speak —ὅτιthatὁtheνόμοςlawκυριεύειrulesτοῦover theἀνθρώπουmanἐφ᾽forὅσονas long asχρόνονthe timeζῇ;he is alive?
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ἡTheγὰρforὕπανδροςmarriedγυνὴwomanτῷto theζῶντιlivingἀνδρὶhusbandδέδεταιhas been boundνόμῳ·by law;ἐὰνifδὲhoweverἀποθάνῃshall dieὁtheἀνήρ,husband,κατήργηταιshe has been clearedἀπὸfromτοῦtheνόμουlawτοῦof theἀνδρός.husband.
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ἄραThenοὖνthereforeζῶντοςwhile is livingτοῦtheἀνδρὸςhusbandμοιχαλὶςan adulteressχρηματίσει,she will be calledἐὰνifγένηταιshe shall become marriedἀνδρὶto manἑτέρῳ·another;ἐὰνifδὲhoweverἀποθάνῃshall dieὁtheἀνήρ,husband,ἐλευθέραfreeἐστὶνshe isἀπὸfromτοῦtheνόμουlawτοῦwhichμὴnotεἶναιto beαὐτὴνherμοιχαλίδαan adulteressγενομένηνhaving become marriedἀνδρὶto manἑτέρῳ.¶another.
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Ὥστε,Likewise,ἀδελφοίbrothersμου,of mine,καὶalsoὑμεῖςyou yourselvesἐθανατώθητεwere put to deathτῷto theνόμῳlawδιὰthroughτοῦtheσώματοςbodyτοῦtheΧριστοῦof Christεἰςforτὸtheγενέσθαιto belongὑμᾶςyouἑτέρῳ,to another,τῷto the Oneἐκout fromνεκρῶνthe deadἐγερθέντι,having been raised,ἵναso thatκαρποφορήσωμενwe may bear fruitτῷtheθεῷ.to God.
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ὅτεWhileγὰρforἦμενwe wereἐνinτῇtheσαρκί,flesh,τὰtheπαθήματαpassionsτῶνtheἁμαρτιῶνof sinsτὰthat wereδιὰthroughτοῦtheνόμουlawἐνηργεῖτοwere at workἐνinτοῖςtheμέλεσινmembersἡμῶνof usεἰςtoτὸtheκαρποφορῆσαιbringing forth of fruitτῷtheθανάτῳ·to death;
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νυνὶNowδὲhoweverκατηργήθημενwe have been releasedἀπὸfromτοῦtheνόμουlawἀποθανόντεςhaving diedἐνtoᾧthat whichκατειχόμεθα,we were bound,ὥστεin order forδουλεύεινto serveἡμᾶςusἐνinκαινότητιnewnessπνεύματοςof the Spiritκαὶandοὐnotπαλαιότητιin oldnessγράμματος.¶of the letter.
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ΤίWhatοὖνthenἐροῦμεν;will we say?ὁIs theνόμοςlawἁμαρτία;sin?μὴNeverγένοιτο·would it be!ἀλλὰButτὴνtheἁμαρτίανsinοὐκnotἔγνωνI have knownεἰonlyμὴexceptδιὰthroughνόμου·law;τήνtheτεthenγὰρforἐπιθυμίανcovetousnessοὐκnotᾔδειν,I had known,εἰonlyμὴexceptὁtheνόμοςlawἔλεγεν·was saying;οὐκNotἐπιθυμήσεις·you will covet;
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ἀφορμὴνAn occasionδὲhoweverλαβοῦσαhaving takenἡtheἁμαρτίαsinδιὰthroughτῆςtheἐντολῆςcommandmentκατειργάσατοit producedἐνinἐμοὶme myselfπᾶσανallἐπιθυμίαν·covetousness;χωρὶςapart fromγὰρforνόμουthe Lawἁμαρτίαsinνεκρά·is dead;
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ἐγὼI myselfδὲhoweverἔζωνwas aliveχωρὶςapart fromνόμουlawποτέ·once;ἐλθούσηςwhen was comingδὲhoweverτῆςtheἐντολῆςcommandmentἡtheἁμαρτίαsinἀνέζησεν,revived,
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καὶ10 Andεὑρέθηproved to beμοιmeἡtheἐντολὴcommandmentἡthat wasεἰςtoζωὴνlifeαὕτηthisεἰςtoθάνατον·death;
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ἡTheγὰρforἁμαρτίαsinἀφορμὴνan occasionλαβοῦσαhaving takenδιὰthroughτῆςtheἐντολῆςcommandmentἐξηπάτησένdeceivedμεmeκαὶandδι᾽throughαὐτῆςitἀπέκτεινεν·put me to death;
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ὥστεSoὁtheμὲνindeedνόμοςthe law isἅγιοςholyκαὶandἡtheἐντολὴcommandment isἁγίαholyκαὶandδικαίαrighteousκαὶandἀγαθή.good.
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τὸThat whichοὖνthenἀγαθὸνis goodἐμοὶto me myselfἐγένετοbecameθάνατος;death?μὴNeverγένοιτο,would it be!ἀλλ᾽Butἡtheἁμαρτία,sin,ἵναin order thatφανῇit may be shown asἁμαρτία,sin,διὰthroughτοῦthat which isἀγαθοῦgoodμοιto meκατεργαζομένηis working outθάνατον,death,ἵναso thatγένηταιmay becomeκαθ᾽beyondὑπερβολὴνexcessἁμαρτωλὸςsinfulἡtheἁμαρτίαsinδιὰthroughτῆςtheἐντολῆς.¶commandment.
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ΟἴδαμενWe knowγὰρforὅτιthatὁtheνόμοςLawπνευματικόςspiritualἐστιν,is,ἐγὼI myselfδὲhoweverσάρκινόςfleshlyεἰμιamπεπραμένοςsoldὑπὸunderτὴνtheἁμαρτίαν.sin.
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ὃWhatγὰρforκατεργάζομαιI doοὐnotγινώσκω·I understand;οὐnotγὰρforὃwhatθέλωI wantτοῦτοthisπράσσω,I do,ἀλλ᾽butὃwhatμισῶI hateτοῦτοthisποιῶ.I do.
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εἰIfδὲnowὃthat whichοὐnotθέλωI do wantτοῦτοthisποιῶ,I do,σύμφημιI consentτῷto theνόμῳlawὅτιthat it isκαλός·good;
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νυνὶIn that caseδὲnowοὐκέτιno longerἐγὼI myselfκατεργάζομαιam doingαὐτὸitἀλλ᾽butἡthat whichοἰκοῦσαis dwellingἐνinἐμοὶme myselfἁμαρτία.sin.
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οἶδαI knowγὰρforὅτιthatοὐκnothingοἰκεῖdwellsἐνinἐμοί,me myself,τοῦτ᾽Thatἔστινisἐνinτῇtheσαρκίfleshμου,of mine,ἀγαθόν·good;τὸtheγὰρforθέλεινto wish to doπαράκειταίis present withμοι,me,τὸtheδὲbutκατεργάζεσθαιto doτὸtheκαλὸνgoodοὐχnotεὑρίσκω.find.
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οὐNotγὰρforὃthatθέλωI desireποιῶI doἀγαθόν,good,ἀλλ᾽butὃthatοὐnotθέλωI do wantκακὸνevilτοῦτοthisπράσσω.I practice.
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εἰIfδὲnowὃwhatοὐnotθέλωI do wantἐγὼI myselfτοῦτοthisποιῶ,do,οὐκέτιno longerἐγὼI myselfκατεργάζομαιwho doαὐτὸitἀλλ᾽butἡthat whichοἰκοῦσαis dwellingἐνinἐμοὶme myselfἁμαρτία.sin.
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εὑρίσκωI findἄραsoτὸνtheνόμονprincipleτῷthat whichθέλοντιis desiringἐμοὶme myselfποιεῖνto doτὸtheκαλὸνgoodὅτιthatἐμοὶme myselfτὸtheκακὸνevilπαράκειται.is present with.
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συνήδομαιI delightγὰρforτῷin theνόμῳlawτοῦtheθεοῦof Godκατὰaccording toτὸνtheἔσωinwardἄνθρωπον,man,
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βλέπωI seeδὲhoweverἕτερονanotherνόμονlawἐνinτοῖςtheμέλεσίνmembersμουof mineἀντιστρατευόμενονwarring againstτῷtheνόμῳlawτοῦof theνοόςmindμουof mineκαὶandαἰχμαλωτίζοντάmaking captiveμεmeἐνtoτῷtheνόμῳlawτῆςtheἁμαρτίαςof sinτῷwhichὄντιis beingἐνinτοῖςtheμέλεσίνmembersμου.of mine.
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ταλαίπωροςO wretchedἐγὼI myself amἄνθρωπος·man!τίςWhoμεmeῥύσεταιwill deliverἐκout ofτοῦtheσώματοςbodyτοῦtheθανάτουof deathτούτου;¶this?
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χάριςThanks beδὲthenτῷtheθεῷto GodδιὰthroughἸησοῦJesusΧριστοῦChristτοῦtheκυρίουLordἡμῶν.of us!ἄραThenοὖνsoαὐτὸςmyselfἐγὼI myselfτῷwith theμὲνindeedνοῒmindδουλεύωserveνόμῳlawθεοῦof Godτῇtheδὲbut withσαρκὶthe fleshνόμῳthe lawἁμαρτίας.¶of sin.

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