Romans 8:7
because the mind of the flesh is hostile to God: It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
because the mind of the flesh is enmity against God; for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can it be:
KJV
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| διότι | dioti | because | G1360 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| φρόνημα | phronēma | mind | G5427 → |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 → |
| σαρκὸς | sarkos | flesh | G4561 → |
| ἔχθρα | echthra | [is] hostility | G2189 → |
| εἰς | eis | toward | G1519 → |
| θεόν· | theon | God; | G2316 → |
| τῷ | tō | <the> | G3588 → |
| γὰρ | gar | for | G1063 → |
| νόμῳ | nomō | the law | G3551 → |
| τοῦ | tou | <the> | G3588 → |
| θεοῦ | theou | of God | G2316 → |
| οὐχ | ouch | not | G3756 → |
| ὑποτάσσεται, | hupotassetai | it is subject, | G5293 → |
| οὐδὲ | oude | nor even | G3761 → |
| γὰρ | gar | for | G1063 → |
| δύναται· | dunatai | can it [be]; | G1410 → |
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