Romans 7:5
For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death.
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were through the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
KJV
For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
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Commentary
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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὅτε | hote | While | G3753 → |
| γὰρ | gar | for | G1063 → |
| ἦμεν | ēmen | we were | G1510 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τῇ | tēa | the | G3588 → |
| σαρκί, | sarki | flesh, | G4561 → |
| τὰ | ta | the | G3588 → |
| παθήματα | pathēmata | passions | G3804 → |
| τῶν | tōn | <the> | G3588 → |
| ἁμαρτιῶν | hamartiōn | of sins | G266 → |
| τὰ | ta | that [were] | G3588 → |
| διὰ | dia | through | G1223 → |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 → |
| νόμου | nomou | law | G3551 → |
| ἐνηργεῖτο | enērgeito | were at work | G1754 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| τοῖς | tois | the | G3588 → |
| μέλεσιν | melesin | members | G3196 → |
| ἡμῶν | hēmōn | of us | G3165 → |
| εἰς | eis | to | G1519 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| καρποφορῆσαι | karpophorēsai | bringing forth of fruit | G2592 → |
| τῷ | tō | <the> | G3588 → |
| θανάτῳ· | thanatō | to death; | G2288 → |
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