Romans

Romans 7:22–24

22For in my inner being I delight in God’s law. 23But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.b

24What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?

Footnotes

  • b 7:23 Literally captive to the law of sin being in my members.

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Romans 7:22

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
inτὸνtonArticle - Accusative Masculine SingularG3588 the
innerἔσωesōAdverbG2080 within, inside
beingἄνθρωπονanthrōponNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG444 a man, one of the human race
I delightσυνήδομαιsynēdomaiVerb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person SingularG4913 I delight inwardly in
inτῷtōArticle - Dative Masculine SingularG3588 the
God’sΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
lawνόμῳnomōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG3551 a law, the Mosaic Law

Romans 7:23

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ButδὲdeConjunctionG1161 but, on the other hand, and
I seeβλέπωblepōVerb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person SingularG991 I look, see
anotherἕτερονheteronAdjective - Accusative Masculine SingularG2087 another, different
lawνόμονnomonNoun - Accusative Masculine SingularG3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
inἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
myμουmouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularG1473 I
bodyμέλεσίνmelesinNoun - Dative Neuter PluralG3196 a limb, member
warring againstἀντιστρατευόμενονantistrateuomenonVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine SingularG497 I campaign against, war against
theτῷtōArticle - Dative Masculine SingularG3588 the
lawνόμῳnomōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
of myμουmouPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person SingularG1473 I
mindνοόςnoosNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3563 the mind, reasoning faculty
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
holding me captiveαἰχμαλωτίζοντάaichmalōtizontaVerb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine SingularG163 I take captive, subdue, ensnare
toἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
theτῷtōArticle - Dative Masculine SingularG3588 the
lawνόμῳnomōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG3551 a law, the Mosaic Law
of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartiasNoun - Genitive Feminine SingularG266 a sin
that dwellsὄντιontiVerb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine SingularG1510 I am, exist
withinἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among

Romans 7:24

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
wretchedΤαλαίπωροςTalaipōrosAdjective - Nominative Masculine SingularG5005 wretched, afflicted, miserable
manἄνθρωποςanthrōposNoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG444 a man, one of the human race
I amἐγὼegōPersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person SingularG1473 I
WhoτίςtisInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5101 who, which, what
will rescueῥύσεταιrhysetaiVerb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularG4506 I rescue
meμεmePersonal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person SingularG1473 I
fromἐκekPrepositionG1537 from out, out from among, from
thisτούτουtoutouDemonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG3778 this, he, she, it
bodyσώματοςsōmatosNoun - Genitive Neuter SingularG4983 body, flesh
of deathθανάτουthanatouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2288 death

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Romans 7:22 Psalm 1:2 · Psalm 40:8 · Psalm 119:35 · Psalm 119:47–48 · Hebrews 8:10 · Job 23:12 · Psalm 119:97–104 · 2 Corinthians 4:16 · Psalm 119:92 · Psalm 119:16 · Psalm 19:8–10 · Psalm 119:174

Romans 7:23 Galatians 5:17 · James 4:1 · Romans 8:2 · Romans 6:19 · 1 Peter 2:11 · Romans 7:25 · Hebrews 12:4 · 1 Timothy 6:11–12 · 2 Timothy 2:25–26 · Psalm 142:7 · Romans 6:13 · Romans 7:5

Romans 7:24 Romans 6:6 · 2 Timothy 4:18 · Titus 2:14 · Romans 8:2 · 2 Corinthians 12:7–9 · Romans 8:26 · Psalm 102:20 · Romans 8:13 · Revelation 21:4 · Hebrews 2:15 · Luke 4:18 · Psalm 72:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.