Romans 7:21 BSB — MannaFest

Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
εὑρίσκω	heuriskō	I find	G2147 →
ἄρα	ara	so	G686 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
νόμον	nomon	principle	G3551 →
τῷ	tō	that which	G3588 →
θέλοντι	thelonti	is desiring	G2309 →
ἐμοὶ	emoi	me myself	G1473 →
ποιεῖν	poiein	to do	G4160 →
τὸ	to	<the>	G3588 →
καλὸν	kalon	good	G2570 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
ἐμοὶ	emoi	me myself	G1473 →
τὸ	to	<the>	G3588 →
κακὸν	kakon	evil	G2556 →
παράκειται.	parakeitai	is present with.	G3873 →

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

The walk

The walk8

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
Romans 8:2
For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
leads to
- Romans 6:14
  For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
- 2 Corinthians 3:17
  Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.
- Romans 6:18
  You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
- 2 Corinthians 3:6
  And He has qualified us as ministers of a new covenant, not of the letter but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.
- Romans 8:10–11
  But if Christ is in you, your body is dead because of sin, yet your spirit is alive because of righteousness.
Through
Romans 6:14
For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
leads to
- Romans 8:2
  For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Galatians 5:18
  But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law.
Through
Romans 7:23
But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.
leads to
- Galatians 5:17
  For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.

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.

Romans 8:2For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.Ephesians 6:11–13Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.Romans 7:23But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.Romans 6:14For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.Romans 6:12Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its desires.Psalms 119:133Order my steps in Your word; let no sin rule over me.Hebrews 2:17For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.Zechariah 3:1–4Then the angel showed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, with Satan standing at his right hand to accuse him.Psalms 119:37Turn my eyes away from worthless things; revive me with Your word.2 Peter 2:19They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves to depravity. For a man is a slave to whatever has mastered him.Hebrews 4:15For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.John 8:34Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin.Luke 4:1Then Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, returned from the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wilderness,Psalms 65:3When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.Psalms 40:12For evils without number surround me; my sins have overtaken me, so that I cannot see. They are more than the hairs of my head, and my heart has failed within me.Psalms 19:12–13Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.Romans 7:25Thanks be to God, through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, with my mind I serve the law of God, but with my flesh I serve the law of sin.2 Chronicles 30:18–19A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone

Featured studies on this passage

Walks through Romans 7

The Fruit of the Spirit

Galatians 5:22–23 names a singular fruit (karpos, not fruits) with nine visible facets. Gifts are distributed; fruit is unified. Every believer bears the whole fruit. The grammar is the theology.

Open the study →

Walks through Romans 7

The Divided Self, MannaFest

Open the study →

Walks through Romans 7

The Flesh

Open the study →

Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

Original language & word study

The walk

Where the connections lead

Featured studies on this passage

About Romans

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Romans

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Romans