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.
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 7:22
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| in | τὸν | ton | Article - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| inner | ἔσω | esō | Adverb | G2080 within, inside |
| being | ἄνθρωπον | anthrōpon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| I delight | συνήδομαι | synēdomai | Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular | G4913 I delight inwardly in |
| in | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| God’s | Θεοῦ | Theou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| law | νόμῳ | nomō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
Romans 7:23
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| I see | βλέπω | blepō | Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular | G991 I look, see |
| another | ἕτερον | heteron | Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular | G2087 another, different |
| law | νόμον | nomon | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| body | μέλεσίν | melesin | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G3196 a limb, member |
| warring against | ἀντιστρατευόμενον | antistrateuomenon | Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular | G497 I campaign against, war against |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμῳ | nomō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| of my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| mind | νοός | noos | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3563 the mind, reasoning faculty |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| holding me captive | αἰχμαλωτίζοντά | aichmalōtizonta | Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular | G163 I take captive, subdue, ensnare |
| to | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμῳ | nomō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| of sin | ἁμαρτίας | hamartias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| that dwells | ὄντι | onti | Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular | G1510 I am, exist |
| within | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
Romans 7:24
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wretched | Ταλαίπωρος | Talaipōros | Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5005 wretched, afflicted, miserable |
| man | ἄνθρωπος | anthrōpos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G444 a man, one of the human race |
| I am | ἐγὼ | egō | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| Who | τίς | tis | Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G5101 who, which, what |
| will rescue | ῥύσεται | rhysetai | Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G4506 I rescue |
| me | με | me | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| this | τούτου | toutou | Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3778 this, he, she, it |
| body | σώματος | sōmatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4983 body, flesh |
| of death | θανάτου | thanatou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G2288 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.