Romans
Romans 7:12–14
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.
14We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Romans 7:12
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | Ὥστε | Hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| then | μὲν | men | Conjunction | G3303 truly, indeed |
| the | ὁ | ho | Article - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμος | nomos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| holy | ἅγιος | hagios | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G40 set apart, holy, sacred |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| the | ἡ | hē | Article - Nominative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| commandment | ἐντολὴ | entolē | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command |
| holy | ἁγία | hagia | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G40 set apart, holy, sacred |
| righteous | δικαία | dikaia | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G1342 just, righteous, impartial |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| good | ἀγαθή | agathē | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G18 good |
Romans 7:13
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| that which | Τὸ | To | Article - Nominative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| good | ἀγαθὸν | agathon | Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular | G18 good |
| then | οὖν | oun | Conjunction | G3767 therefore, then |
| become | ἐγένετο | egeneto | Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| death | θάνατος | thanatos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
| to me | ἐμοὶ | emoi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Certainly not | γένοιτο | genoito | Verb - Aorist Optative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| But | ἀλλὰ | alla | Conjunction | G235 but, except |
| in order that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| sin | ἁμαρτία | hamartia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| might be exposed as | φανῇ | phanē | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Singular | G5316 I shine, appear, seem |
| sin | ἁμαρτία | hamartia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| it produced | κατεργαζομένη | katergazomenē | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Singular | G2716 I work out, produce, accomplish |
| death | θάνατον | thanaton | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
| in me | μοι | moi | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| through | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| what | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| good | ἀγαθοῦ | agathou | Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular | G18 good |
| so that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| through | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| commandment | ἐντολῆς | entolēs | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G1785 an ordinance, injunction, command |
| sin | ἁμαρτία | hamartia | Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| might become | γένηται | genētai | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| utterly | ὑπερβολὴν | hyperbolēn | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G5236 surpassing excellence, exceedingly |
| sinful | ἁμαρτωλὸς | hamartōlos | Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular | G268 sinning, sinful, a sinner |
Romans 7:14
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We know | Οἴδαμεν | Oidamen | Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1492 I know, remember |
| that | ὅτι | hoti | Conjunction | G3754 that, since, because |
| law | νόμος | nomos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| is | ἐστιν | estin | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| spiritual | πνευματικός | pneumatikos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4152 spiritual |
| but | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| I | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| am | εἰμι | eimi | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| unspiritual | σάρκινός | sarkinos | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4560 consisting of flesh |
| sold as a slave | πεπραμένος | pepramenos | Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular | G4097 I sell |
| to | ὑπὸ | hypo | Preposition | G5259 by, under, about |
| sin | ἁμαρτίαν | hamartian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Romans 7:14 2 Kings 17:17 · 1 Kings 21:25 · 1 Kings 21:20 · Romans 7:18 · Isaiah 52:3 · Psalm 119:25 · Matthew 5:22 · Isaiah 50:1 · Psalm 51:6 · Luke 7:6 · Proverbs 30:5 · Ephesians 3:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.