Romans 7:12 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ὥστε	hōste	So	G5620 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
μὲν	men	indeed	G3303 →
νόμος	nomos	the law [is]	G3551 →
ἅγιος	hagios	holy	G40 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
ἐντολὴ	entolē	commandment [is]	G1785 →
ἁγία	hagia	holy	G40 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
δικαία	dikaia	righteous	G1342 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ἀγαθή.	agathē	good.	G18 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Timothy 1:8
Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.
leads to
- Romans 7:12–13
  So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
- Romans 7:16
  And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
- Psalms 19:7–10
  The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.
- 2 Timothy 2:5
  Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.
Through
Romans 7:14
We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
leads to
- 2 Kings 17:17
  They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
- 1 Kings 21:25
  (Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.
Through
Psalms 119:172
My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.
leads to
- Romans 7:14
  We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
- Ephesians 4:29
  Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Timothy 1:8Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.Psalms 119:137Righteous are You, O LORD, and upright are Your judgments.Ephesians 6:1Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.Psalms 19:7–12The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple.Romans 7:14We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.1 John 5:3For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,Psalms 119:172My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.Nehemiah 9:13You came down on Mount Sinai and spoke with them from heaven. You gave them just ordinances, true laws, and good statutes and commandments.Romans 3:31Do we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.Psalms 33:4For the word of the LORD is upright, and all His work is trustworthy.Psalms 119:62At midnight I rise to give You thanks for Your righteous judgments.Deuteronomy 4:8And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?Isaiah 42:21The LORD was pleased, for the sake of His righteousness, to magnify His law and make it glorious.Psalms 119:140Your promise is completely pure; therefore Your servant loves it.Psalms 119:127Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.2 Peter 2:21It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than to have known it and then to turn away from the holy commandment passed on to them.James 1:25But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.

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