Romans
Romans 8:3
3For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin.c He thus condemned sin in the flesh,
Footnotes
- c 8:3 Literally in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin
Word by word
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| English | Greek | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | γὰρ | gar | Conjunction | G1063 for |
| what | τὸ | to | Article - Accusative Neuter Singular | G3588 the |
| the | τοῦ | tou | Article - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3588 the |
| law | νόμου | nomou | Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular | G3551 a law, the Mosaic Law |
| was powerless to do | ἀδύνατον | adynaton | Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular | G102 incapable, impossible |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| that | ᾧ | hō | Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3739 who, which, what, that |
| it was weakened | ἠσθένει | ēsthenei | Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G770 I am weak, sick |
| by | διὰ | dia | Preposition | G1223 through, on account of |
| the | τῆς | tēs | Article - Genitive Feminine Singular | G3588 the |
| flesh | σαρκός | sarkos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4561 flesh, body |
| God | Θεὸς | Theos | Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular | G2316 God, a god |
| by sending | πέμψας | pempsas | Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular | G3992 I send |
| His | ἑαυτοῦ | heautou | Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular | G1438 himself, herself, itself |
| Son | Υἱὸν | Huion | Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular | G5207 a son, descendent |
| in | ἐν | en | Preposition | G1722 in, on, among |
| likeness | ὁμοιώματι | homoiōmati | Noun - Dative Neuter Singular | G3667 a likeness, form, similitude |
| of sinful | ἁμαρτίας | hamartias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| man | σαρκὸς | sarkos | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G4561 flesh, body |
| for | περὶ | peri | Preposition | G4012 about, concerning, around |
| sin | ἁμαρτίας | hamartias | Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| He | κατέκρινεν | katekrinen | Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular | G2632 I condemn |
| sin | ἁμαρτίαν | hamartian | Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular | G266 a sin |
| in | 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 |
Cross-references
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Acts 13:39 · Galatians 4:4–5 · Hebrews 7:18–19 · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · Galatians 3:13 · 1 Peter 2:24 · Hebrews 10:14 · Romans 6:6 · Hebrews 10:1–10 · 1 Peter 4:1–2 · Galatians 3:21 · Romans 8:32
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.