Romans
Romans 7:4–6
4Therefore, my brothers, you also died to the law through the body of Christ, that you might belong to another, to Him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit to God. 5For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death. 6But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.
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Romans 7:4
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Therefore | Ὥστε | Hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| my | μου | mou | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular | G1473 I |
| brothers | ἀδελφοί | adelphoi | Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural | G80 a brother |
| you | ὑμεῖς | hymeis | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| also | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| died | ἐθανατώθητε | ethanatōthēte | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural | G2289 I put to death, subdue |
| to the | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμῳ | nomō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| through | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| body | σώματος | sōmatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4983 body, flesh |
| of Christ | Χριστοῦ | Christou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ |
| that | εἰς | eis | Preposition | G1519 into, in, among, till, for |
| you | ὑμᾶς | hymas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural | G4771 you |
| might belong | γενέσθαι | genesthai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle | G1096 I come into being, am born |
| to another | ἑτέρῳ | heterō | Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular | G2087 another, different |
| to | τῷ | tō | Article - Dative Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| was raised | ἐγερθέντι | egerthenti | Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Dative Masculine Singular | G1453 I wake, arouse, raise up |
| from | ἐκ | ek | Preposition | G1537 from out, out from among, from |
| dead | νεκρῶν | nekrōn | Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural | G3498 dead, a corpse |
| in order that | ἵνα | hina | Conjunction | G2443 in order that, so that |
| we might bear fruit | καρποφορήσωμεν | karpophorēsōmen | Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural | G2592 I bear fruit |
| to God | Θεῷ | Theō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
Romans 7:5
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| when | ὅτε | hote | Adverb | G3753 when |
| we | ἦμεν | ēmen | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural | G1510 I am, exist |
| according to | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the | τῇ | tē | Article - Dative Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| flesh | σαρκί | sarki | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G4561 flesh, body |
| the | τὰ | ta | Article - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3588 the |
| sinful | ἁμαρτιῶν | hamartiōn | Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural | G266 a sin |
| passions | παθήματα | pathēmata | Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural | G3804 suffering, passion |
| by | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμου | nomou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| were at work | ἐνηργεῖτο | enērgeito | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular | G1754 I work, accomplish, am operative |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| our | ἡμῶν | hēmōn | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| bodies | μέλεσιν | melesin | Noun - Dative Neuter Plural | G3196 a limb, member |
| bearing fruit | καρποφορῆσαι | karpophorēsai | Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active | G2592 I bear fruit |
| for death | θανάτῳ | thanatō | Noun - Dative Masculine Singular | G2288 death |
Romans 7:6
| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | δὲ | de | Conjunction | G1161 but, on the other hand, and |
| now | νυνὶ | nyni | Adverb | G3570 now, already, at present |
| having died | ἀποθανόντες | apothanontes | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural | G599 I am dying, am about to die |
| to | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| what | ᾧ | hō | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| bound us | κατειχόμεθα | kateichometha | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Plural | G2722 I hold fast, bind, restrain |
| we have been released | κατηργήθημεν | katērgēthēmen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Plural | G2673 I bring to naught, sever, abolish |
| from | ἀπὸ | apo | Preposition | G575 from, away from |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμου | nomou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| so that | ὥστε | hōste | Conjunction | G5620 so that, therefore |
| we | ἡμᾶς | hēmas | Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural | G1473 I |
| serve | δουλεύειν | douleuein | Verb - Present Infinitive Active | G1398 I am a slave, am subject to, obey |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| the new way | καινότητι | kainotēti | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G2538 freshness, newness |
| of the Spirit | πνεύματος | pneumatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G4151 wind, breath, spirit |
| and | καὶ | kai | Conjunction | G2532 and, even, also, namely |
| not | οὐ | ou | Adverb | G3756 no, not |
| in the old way | παλαιότητι | palaiotēti | Noun - Dative Feminine Singular | G3821 oldness, obsoleteness |
| of the written code | γράμματος | grammatos | Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular | G1121 a letter, writings, learning |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Romans 7:4 1 Peter 2:24 · Galatians 5:22–23 · Isaiah 54:5 · Ephesians 5:23–27 · Romans 8:2 · Romans 7:6 · Galatians 2:19–20 · Ephesians 2:15 · Galatians 5:18 · Galatians 3:13 · Romans 6:22 · Colossians 1:22
Romans 7:5 Ephesians 2:3 · Galatians 5:24 · Galatians 5:16–17 · Galatians 3:10 · Romans 6:13 · Romans 6:21 · Colossians 3:5 · 1 Corinthians 15:56 · Romans 7:7–13 · 1 John 3:4 · Titus 3:3 · Romans 4:15
Romans 7:6 Galatians 3:23–25 · 2 Corinthians 3:6 · Romans 7:4 · Romans 6:4 · Galatians 2:19–20 · Galatians 4:4–5 · Romans 6:14–15 · Galatians 3:13 · 2 Corinthians 5:17 · Galatians 6:15 · Romans 12:2 · Colossians 3:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.