Romans 7

GNT

1 ἢ ἀγνοεῖτε, ἀδελφοί, γινώσκουσιν γὰρ νόμον λαλῶ, ὅτι ὁ νόμος κυριεύει τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐφ᾽ ὅσον χρόνον ζῇ;

2 ἡ γὰρ ὕπανδρος γυνὴ τῶ ζῶντι ἀνδρὶ δέδεται νόμῳ· ἐὰν δὲ ἀποθάνῃ ὁ ἀνήρ, κατήργηται ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου τοῦ ἀνδρός.

3 ἄρα οὗν ζῶντος τοῦ ἀνδρὸς μοιχαλὶς χρηματίσει ἐὰν γένηται ἀνδρὶ ἑτέρῳ· ἐὰν δὲ ἀποθάνῃ ὁ ἀνήρ, ἐλευθέρα ἐστὶν ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου, τοῦ μὴ εἶναι αὐτὴν μοιχαλίδα γενομένην ἀνδρὶ ἑτέρῳ.

4 ὥστε, ἀδελφοί μου, καὶ ὑμεῖς ἐθανατώθητε τῶ νόμῳ διὰ τοῦ σώματος τοῦ χριστοῦ, εἰς τὸ γενέσθαι ὑμᾶς ἑτέρῳ, τῶ ἐκ νεκρῶν ἐγερθέντι, ἵνα καρποφορήσωμεν τῶ θεῶ.

5 ὅτε γὰρ ἦμεν ἐν τῇ σαρκί, τὰ παθήματα τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν τὰ διὰ τοῦ νόμου ἐνηργεῖτο ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν ἡμῶν εἰς τὸ καρποφορῆσαι τῶ θανάτῳ·

6 νυνὶ δὲ κατηργήθημεν ἀπὸ τοῦ νόμου, ἀποθανόντες ἐν ᾧ κατειχόμεθα, ὥστε δουλεύειν ἡμᾶς ἐν καινότητι πνεύματος καὶ οὐ παλαιότητι γράμματος.

7 τί οὗν ἐροῦμεν; ὁ νόμος ἁμαρτία; μὴ γένοιτο· ἀλλὰ τὴν ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ ἔγνων εἰ μὴ διὰ νόμου, τήν τε γὰρ ἐπιθυμίαν οὐκ ᾔδειν εἰ μὴ ὁ νόμος ἔλεγεν, οὐκ ἐπιθυμήσεις.

8 ἀφορμὴν δὲ λαβοῦσα ἡ ἁμαρτία διὰ τῆς ἐντολῆς κατειργάσατο ἐν ἐμοὶ πᾶσαν ἐπιθυμίαν· χωρὶς γὰρ νόμου ἁμαρτία νεκρά.

9 ἐγὼ δὲ ἔζων χωρὶς νόμου ποτέ· ἐλθούσης δὲ τῆς ἐντολῆς ἡ ἁμαρτία ἀνέζησεν,

10 ἐγὼ δὲ ἀπέθανον, καὶ εὑρέθη μοι ἡ ἐντολὴ ἡ εἰς ζωὴν αὕτη εἰς θάνατον·

11 ἡ γὰρ ἁμαρτία ἀφορμὴν λαβοῦσα διὰ τῆς ἐντολῆς ἐξηπάτησέν με καὶ δι᾽ αὐτῆς ἀπέκτεινεν.

12 ὥστε ὁ μὲν νόμος ἅγιος, καὶ ἡ ἐντολὴ ἁγία καὶ δικαία καὶ ἀγαθή.

13 τὸ οὗν ἀγαθὸν ἐμοὶ ἐγένετο θάνατος; μὴ γένοιτο· ἀλλὰ ἡ ἁμαρτία, ἵνα φανῇ ἁμαρτία, διὰ τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ μοι κατεργαζομένη θάνατον· ἵνα γένηται καθ᾽ ὑπερβολὴν ἁμαρτωλὸς ἡ ἁμαρτία διὰ τῆς ἐντολῆς.

14 οἴδαμεν γὰρ ὅτι ὁ νόμος πνευματικός ἐστιν· ἐγὼ δὲ σάρκινός εἰμι, πεπραμένος ὑπὸ τὴν ἁμαρτίαν.

15 ὃ γὰρ κατεργάζομαι οὐ γινώσκω· οὐ γὰρ ὃ θέλω τοῦτο πράσσω, ἀλλ᾽ ὃ μισῶ τοῦτο ποιῶ.

16 εἰ δὲ ὃ οὐ θέλω τοῦτο ποιῶ, σύμφημι τῶ νόμῳ ὅτι καλός.

17 νυνὶ δὲ οὐκέτι ἐγὼ κατεργάζομαι αὐτὸ ἀλλὰ ἡ οἰκοῦσα ἐν ἐμοὶ ἁμαρτία.

18 οἶδα γὰρ ὅτι οὐκ οἰκεῖ ἐν ἐμοί, τοῦτ᾽ ἔστιν ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου, ἀγαθόν· τὸ γὰρ θέλειν παράκειταί μοι, τὸ δὲ κατεργάζεσθαι τὸ καλὸν οὔ·

19 οὐ γὰρ ὃ θέλω ποιῶ ἀγαθόν, ἀλλὰ ὃ οὐ θέλω κακὸν τοῦτο πράσσω.

20 εἰ δὲ ὃ οὐ θέλω [ἐγὼ] τοῦτο ποιῶ, οὐκέτι ἐγὼ κατεργάζομαι αὐτὸ ἀλλὰ ἡ οἰκοῦσα ἐν ἐμοὶ ἁμαρτία.

21 εὑρίσκω ἄρα τὸν νόμον τῶ θέλοντι ἐμοὶ ποιεῖν τὸ καλὸν ὅτι ἐμοὶ τὸ κακὸν παράκειται·

22 συνήδομαι γὰρ τῶ νόμῳ τοῦ θεοῦ κατὰ τὸν ἔσω ἄνθρωπον,

23 βλέπω δὲ ἕτερον νόμον ἐν τοῖς μέλεσίν μου ἀντιστρατευόμενον τῶ νόμῳ τοῦ νοός μου καὶ αἰχμαλωτίζοντά με ἐν τῶ νόμῳ τῆς ἁμαρτίας τῶ ὄντι ἐν τοῖς μέλεσίν μου.

24 ταλαίπωρος ἐγὼ ἄνθρωπος· τίς με ῥύσεται ἐκ τοῦ σώματος τοῦ θανάτου τούτου;

25 χάρις δὲ τῶ θεῶ διὰ ἰησοῦ χριστοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν. ἄρα οὗν αὐτὸς ἐγὼ τῶ μὲν νοῒ δουλεύω νόμῳ θεοῦ, τῇ δὲ σαρκὶ νόμῳ ἁμαρτίας.

KJV

1  ²²²⁸ Know ye not,⁵⁰ brethren,⁸⁰ (for¹⁰⁶³ I speak²⁹⁸⁰ to them that know¹⁰⁹⁷ the law,)³⁵⁵¹ how that³⁷⁵⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ hath dominion over²⁹⁶¹ a man^{444 1909} as long as^{3745 5550} he liveth?²¹⁹⁸

2  For¹⁰⁶³ the³⁵⁸⁸ woman¹¹³⁵ which hath an husband⁵²²⁰ is bound¹²¹⁰ by the law³⁵⁵¹ to her husband⁴³⁵ so long as he liveth;²¹⁹⁸ but¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ husband⁴³⁵ be dead,⁵⁹⁹ she is loosed²⁶⁷³ from⁵⁷⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ of her husband.⁴³⁵

3  So⁶⁸⁶ then³⁷⁶⁷ if,¹⁴³⁷ while her husband⁴³⁵ liveth,²¹⁹⁸ she be married¹⁰⁹⁶ to another²⁰⁸⁷ man,⁴³⁵ she shall be called⁵⁵³⁷ an adulteress:³⁴²⁸ but¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴³⁷ her husband⁴³⁵ be dead,⁵⁹⁹ she is²⁰⁷⁶ free¹⁶⁵⁸ from⁵⁷⁵ that law;³⁵⁵¹ so that she⁸⁴⁶ is¹⁵¹¹ no³³⁶¹ adulteress,³⁴²⁸ though she be married¹⁰⁹⁶ to another²⁰⁸⁷ man.⁴³⁵

4  Wherefore,⁵⁶²⁰ my³⁴⁵⁰ brethren,⁸⁰ ye⁵²¹⁰ also²⁵³² are become dead²²⁸⁹ to the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ by¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ body⁴⁹⁸³ of Christ;⁵⁵⁴⁷ that ye⁵²⁰⁹ should be married¹⁰⁹⁶ to another,²⁰⁸⁷ even to him who is raised¹⁴⁵³ from¹⁵³⁷ the dead,³⁴⁹⁸ that²⁴⁴³ we should bring forth fruit²⁵⁹² unto God.²³¹⁶

5  For¹⁰⁶³ when³⁷⁵³ we were²²⁵⁸ in¹⁷²² the³⁵⁸⁸ flesh,⁴⁵⁶¹ the³⁵⁸⁸ motions³⁸⁰⁴ of sins,²⁶⁶ which³⁵⁸⁸ were by¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ law,³⁵⁵¹ did work¹⁷⁵⁴ in¹⁷²² our²²⁵⁷ members³¹⁹⁶ to bring forth fruit²⁵⁹² unto death.²²⁸⁸

6  But¹¹⁶¹ now³⁵⁷⁰ we are delivered²⁶⁷³ from⁵⁷⁵ the³⁵⁸⁸ law,³⁵⁵¹ that being dead⁵⁹⁹ wherein^{1722 3739} we were held;²⁷²² that⁵⁶²⁰ we²²⁴⁸ should serve¹³⁹⁸ in¹⁷²² newness²⁵³⁸ of spirit,⁴¹⁵¹ and²⁵³² not³⁷⁵⁶ in the oldness³⁸²¹ of the letter.¹¹²¹

7  What⁵¹⁰¹ shall we say²⁰⁴⁶ then?³⁷⁶⁷ Is the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ sin?²⁶⁶ God forbid.^{1096 3361} Nay,²³⁵ I had not³⁷⁵⁶ known¹⁰⁹⁷ sin,²⁶⁶ but¹⁵⁰⁸ by¹²²³ the law:³⁵⁵¹ for¹⁰⁶³ I had⁵⁰³⁷ not³⁷⁵⁶ known¹⁴⁹² lust,¹⁹³⁹ except¹⁵⁰⁸ the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ had said,³⁰⁰⁴ Thou shalt not³⁷⁵⁶ covet.¹⁹³⁷

8  But¹¹⁶¹ sin,²⁶⁶ taking²⁹⁸³ occasion⁸⁷⁴ by¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ commandment,¹⁷⁸⁵ wrought²⁷¹⁶ in¹⁷²² me¹⁶⁹⁸ all manner³⁹⁵⁶ of concupiscence.¹⁹³⁹ For¹⁰⁶³ without⁵⁵⁶⁵ the law³⁵⁵¹ sin²⁶⁶ was dead.³⁴⁹⁸

9  For¹¹⁶¹ I¹⁴⁷³ was alive²¹⁹⁸ without⁵⁵⁶⁵ the law³⁵⁵¹ once:⁴²¹⁸ but¹¹⁶¹ when the³⁵⁸⁸ commandment¹⁷⁸⁵ came,²⁰⁶⁴ sin²⁶⁶ revived,³²⁶ and¹¹⁶¹ I¹⁴⁷³ died.⁵⁹⁹

10  And²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ commandment,¹⁷⁸⁵ which³⁵⁸⁸ was ordained to¹⁵¹⁹ life,²²²² I³⁴²⁷ found²¹⁴⁷ to be³⁷⁷⁸ unto¹⁵¹⁹ death.²²⁸⁸

11  For¹⁰⁶³ sin,²⁶⁶ taking²⁹⁸³ occasion⁸⁷⁴ by¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ commandment,¹⁷⁸⁵ deceived¹⁸¹⁸ me,³¹⁶⁵ and²⁵³² by¹²²³ it⁸⁴⁶ slew⁶¹⁵ me.

12  Wherefore⁵⁶²⁰ the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ is holy,⁴⁰ and²⁵³² the³⁵⁸⁸ commandment¹⁷⁸⁵ holy,⁴⁰ and²⁵³² just,¹³⁴² and²⁵³² good.¹⁸

13  Was then³⁷⁶⁷ that which is good¹⁸ made¹⁰⁹⁶ death²²⁸⁸ unto me?¹⁶⁹⁸ God forbid.^{1096 3361} But²³⁵ sin,²⁶⁶ that²⁴⁴³ it might appear⁵³¹⁶ sin,²⁶⁶ working²⁷¹⁶ death²²⁸⁸ in me³⁴²⁷ by¹²²³ that which is good;¹⁸ that²⁴⁴³ sin²⁶⁶ by¹²²³ the³⁵⁸⁸ commandment¹⁷⁸⁵ might become¹⁰⁹⁶ exceeding^{2596 5236} sinful.²⁶⁸

14  For¹⁰⁶³ we know¹⁴⁹² that³⁷⁵⁴ the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ is²⁰⁷⁶ spiritual:⁴¹⁵² but¹¹⁶¹ I¹⁴⁷³ am¹⁵¹⁰ carnal,⁴⁵⁵⁹ sold⁴⁰⁹⁷ under⁵²⁵⁹ sin.²⁶⁶

15  For¹⁰⁶³ that which³⁷³⁹ I do²⁷¹⁶ I allow¹⁰⁹⁷ not:³⁷⁵⁶ for¹⁰⁶³ what³⁷³⁹ I would,²³⁰⁹ that⁵¹²⁴ do⁴²³⁸ I not;³⁷⁵⁶ but²³⁵ what³⁷³⁹ I hate,³⁴⁰⁴ that⁵¹²⁴ do⁴¹⁶⁰ I.

16  If¹⁴⁸⁷ then¹¹⁶¹ I do⁴¹⁶⁰ that⁵¹²⁴ which³⁷³⁹ I would²³⁰⁹ not,³⁷⁵⁶ I consent⁴⁸⁵² unto the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ that³⁷⁵⁴ it is good.²⁵⁷⁰

17  Now³⁵⁷⁰ then¹¹⁶¹ it is no more³⁷⁶⁵ I¹⁴⁷³ that do²⁷¹⁶ it,⁸⁴⁶ but²³⁵ sin²⁶⁶ that dwelleth³⁶¹¹ in¹⁷²² me.¹⁶⁹⁸

18  For¹⁰⁶³ I know¹⁴⁹² that³⁷⁵⁴ in¹⁷²² me¹⁶⁹⁸ (that is,⁵¹²³ in¹⁷²² my³⁴⁵⁰ flesh,)⁴⁵⁶¹ dwelleth³⁶¹¹ no³⁷⁵⁶ good thing:¹⁸ for¹⁰⁶³ to will²³⁰⁹ is present³⁸⁷³ with me;³⁴²⁷ but¹¹⁶¹ how to perform²⁷¹⁶ that which is good²⁵⁷⁰ I find²¹⁴⁷ not.³⁷⁵⁶

19  For¹⁰⁶³ the good¹⁸ that³⁷³⁹ I would²³⁰⁹ I do⁴¹⁶⁰ not:³⁷⁵⁶ but²³⁵ the evil²⁵⁵⁶ which³⁷³⁹ I would²³⁰⁹ not,³⁷⁵⁶ that⁵¹²⁴ I do.⁴²³⁸

20  Now¹¹⁶¹ if¹⁴⁸⁷ I¹⁴⁷³ do⁴¹⁶⁰ that⁵¹²⁴ I³⁷³⁹ would²³⁰⁹ not,³⁷⁵⁶ it is no more³⁷⁶⁵ I¹⁴⁷³ that do²⁷¹⁶ it,⁸⁴⁶ but²³⁵ sin²⁶⁶ that dwelleth³⁶¹¹ in¹⁷²² me.¹⁶⁹⁸

21  I find²¹⁴⁷ then⁶⁸⁶ a law,³⁵⁵¹ that, when I¹⁶⁹⁸ would²³⁰⁹ do⁴¹⁶⁰ good,^{2570 3754} evil²⁵⁵⁶ is present³⁸⁷³ with me.¹⁶⁹⁸

22  For¹⁰⁶³ I delight⁴⁹¹³ in the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ of God²³¹⁶ after²⁵⁹⁶ the³⁵⁸⁸ inward²⁰⁸⁰ man:⁴⁴⁴

23  But¹¹⁶¹ I see⁹⁹¹ another²⁰⁸⁷ law³⁵⁵¹ in¹⁷²² my³⁴⁵⁰ members,³¹⁹⁶ warring against⁴⁹⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ of my³⁴⁵⁰ mind,³⁵⁶³ and²⁵³² bringing me into captivity^{163 3165} to the³⁵⁸⁸ law³⁵⁵¹ of sin²⁶⁶ which is⁵⁶⁰⁷ in¹⁷²² my³⁴⁵⁰ members.³¹⁹⁶

24  O wretched⁵⁰⁰⁵ man⁴⁴⁴ that I¹⁴⁷³ am! who⁵¹⁰¹ shall deliver⁴⁵⁰⁶ me³¹⁶⁵ from¹⁵³⁷ the³⁵⁸⁸ body⁴⁹⁸³ of this⁵¹²⁷ death?²²⁸⁸

25  I thank²¹⁶⁸ God²³¹⁶ through¹²²³ Jesus²⁴²⁴ Christ⁵⁵⁴⁷ our²²⁵⁷ Lord.²⁹⁶² So⁶⁸⁶ then³⁷⁶⁷ with the³⁵⁸⁸ mind³⁵⁶³ I¹⁴⁷³ myself^{848 3303} serve¹³⁹⁸ the law³⁵⁵¹ of God;²³¹⁶ but¹¹⁶¹ with the³⁵⁸⁸ flesh⁴⁵⁶¹ the law³⁵⁵¹ of sin.²⁶⁶

Vul

1 An ignoratis, fratres (scientibus enim legem loquor), quia lex in homine dominatur quanto tempore vivit?

2 Nam quæ sub viro est mulier, vivente viro, alligata est legi: si autem mortuus fuerit vir ejus, soluta est a lege viri.

3 Igitur, vivente viro, vocabitur adultera si fuerit cum alio viro: si autem mortuus fuerit vir ejus, liberata est a lege viri, ut non sit adultera si fuerit cum alio viro.

4 Itaque fratres mei, et vos mortificati estis legi per corpus Christi: ut sitis alterius, qui ex mortuis resurrexit, ut fructificemus Deo.

5 Cum enim essemus in carne, passiones peccatorum, quæ per legem erant, operabantur in membris nostris, ut fructificarent morti.

6 Nunc autem soluti sumus a lege mortis, in qua detinebamur, ita ut serviamus in novitate spiritus, et non in vetustate litteræ.

7 Quid ergo dicemus? lex peccatum est? Absit. Sed peccatum non cognovi, nisi per legem: nam concupiscentiam nesciebam, nisi lex diceret: Non concupisces.

8 Occasione autem accepta, peccatum per mandatum operatum est in me omnem concupiscentiam. Sine lege enim peccatum mortuum erat.

9 Ego autem vivebam sine lege aliquando: sed cum venisset mandatum, peccatum revixit.

10 Ego autem mortuus sum: et inventum est mihi mandatum, quod erat ad vitam, hoc esse ad mortem.

11 Nam peccatum occasione accepta per mandatum, seduxit me, et per illud occidit.

12 Itaque lex quidem sancta, et mandatum sanctum, et justum, et bonum.

13 Quod ergo bonum est, mihi factum est mors? Absit. Sed peccatum, ut appareat peccatum, per bonum operatum est mihi mortem: ut fiat supra modum peccans peccatum per mandatum.

14 Scimus enim quia lex spiritualis est: ego autem carnalis sum, venundatus sub peccato.

15 Quod enim operor, non intelligo: non enim quod volo bonum, hoc ago: sed quod odi malum, illud facio.

16 Si autem quod nolo, illud facio: consentio legi, quoniam bona est.

17 Nunc autem jam non ego operor illud, sed quod habitat in me peccatum.

18 Scio enim quia non habitat in me, hoc est in carne mea, bonum. Nam velle, adjacet mihi: perficere autem bonum, non invenio.

19 Non enim quod volo bonum, hoc facio: sed quod nolo malum, hoc ago.

20 Si autem quod nolo, illud facio: jam non ego operor illud, sed quod habitat in me, peccatum.

21 Invenio igitur legem, volenti mihi facere bonum, quoniam mihi malum adjacet:

22 condelector enim legi Dei secundum interiorem hominem:

23 video autem aliam legem in membris meis, repugnantem legi mentis meæ, et captivantem me in lege peccati, quæ est in membris meis.

24 Infelix ego homo, quis me liberabit de corpore mortis hujus?

25 gratia Dei per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum. Igitur ego ipse mente servio legi Dei: carne autem, legi peccati.