Romans

Romans 7:12–13

12So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.

13Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.

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Romans 7:12

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
SoὭστεHōsteConjunctionG5620 so that, therefore
thenμὲνmenConjunctionG3303 truly, indeed
theὁhoArticle - Nominative Masculine SingularG3588 the
lawνόμοςnomosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
holyἅγιοςhagiosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG40 set apart, holy, sacred
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
theἡhēArticle - Nominative Feminine SingularG3588 the
commandmentἐντολὴentolēNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG1785 an ordinance, injunction, command
holyἁγίαhagiaAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG40 set apart, holy, sacred
righteousδικαίαdikaiaAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG1342 just, righteous, impartial
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
goodἀγαθήagathēAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG18 good

Romans 7:13

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
that whichΤὸToArticle - Nominative Neuter SingularG3588 the
goodἀγαθὸνagathonAdjective - Nominative Neuter SingularG18 good
thenοὖνounConjunctionG3767 therefore, then
becomeἐγένετοegenetoVerb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularG1096 I come into being, am born
deathθάνατοςthanatosNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG2288 death
to meἐμοὶemoiPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularG1473 I
Certainly notγένοιτοgenoitoVerb - Aorist Optative Middle - 3rd Person SingularG1096 I come into being, am born
ButἀλλὰallaConjunctionG235 but, except
in order thatἵναhinaConjunctionG2443 in order that, so that
sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG266 a sin
might be exposed asφανῇphanēVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person SingularG5316 I shine, appear, seem
sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG266 a sin
it producedκατεργαζομένηkatergazomenēVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine SingularG2716 I work out, produce, accomplish
deathθάνατονthanatonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG2288 death
in meμοιmoiPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person SingularG1473 I
throughδιὰdiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
whatτοῦtouArticle - Genitive Neuter SingularG3588 the
goodἀγαθοῦagathouAdjective - Genitive Neuter SingularG18 good
so thatἵναhinaConjunctionG2443 in order that, so that
throughδιὰdiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
theτῆςtēsArticle - Genitive Feminine SingularG3588 the
commandmentἐντολῆςentolēsNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG1785 an ordinance, injunction, command
sinἁμαρτίαhamartiaNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG266 a sin
might becomeγένηταιgenētaiVerb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person SingularG1096 I come into being, am born
utterlyὑπερβολὴνhyperbolēnNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG5236 surpassing excellence, exceedingly
sinfulἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosAdjective - Nominative Feminine SingularG268 sinning, sinful, a sinner

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Romans 7:12 1 Timothy 1:8 · Psalm 119:137 · Psalm 19:7–12 · Romans 7:14 · Psalm 119:172 · Nehemiah 9:13 · Romans 3:31 · Deuteronomy 4:8 · Psalm 119:127 · Psalm 119:140 · Romans 7:16 · Psalm 119:86

Romans 7:13 James 1:13–15 · Galatians 3:21 · Romans 7:8–11 · Romans 8:3 · Romans 5:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.