Romans 7:9
Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
And I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died;
KJV
For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
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Commentary
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ἐγὼ | egō | I myself | G1473 → |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → |
| ἔζων | ezōn | was alive | G2198 → |
| χωρὶς | chōris | apart from | G5565 → |
| νόμου | nomou | law | G3551 → |
| ποτέ· | pote | once; | G4218 → |
| ἐλθούσης | elthousēs | when was coming | G2064 → |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 → |
| ἐντολῆς | entolēs | commandment | G1785 → |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 → |
| ἁμαρτία | hamartia | sin | G266 → |
| ἀνέζησεν, | anezēsen | revived, | G326 → |
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