Romans
Romans 7:13
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.