Romans

Romans 7:5

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.

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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

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