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andδὲIἐγὼdied,ἀπέθανονandκαὶthe commandmentἡ ἐντολὴthat wasἡforεἰςlife,ζωὴνthisαὕτηwas foundεὑρέθηfor meμοιto beforεἰςdeath;θάνατον
Romans 7:10
Study it in the app“and I died, and the commandment that was for life, this was found for me to be for death;”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 7:10, word by word
- diedἀπέθανονapethanon
die
To stop living: the end of life in the body.
Where else “apethanon” appears- the commandmentἐντολὴentolē
commandment
What God or Jesus orders to be done, with his authority, to be carried out.
Where else “entolē” appears- lifeζωὴνzōēn
eternal life
What God gives to live with him without end.
Where else “zōēn” appears- was foundεὑρέθηheurethē
turn out
To turn out to be; "was not found" means vanished.
Where else “heurethē” appears- deathθάνατονthanaton
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanaton” appears
The context
9And I was once alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin came to life again,
10 · This verse (above)
11for sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me.
To study Romans 7 in a group
1. What it says
What does Paul say he does and does not do, and how does he feel about it? (vv. 15-19, 24)
2. What it means
Why do you think Paul describes his inner struggle so frankly? What answer does he give at the end? (vv. 21-25)
3. How I live it
Paul admits his inner struggle without hiding it. To whom could you confidently tell a struggle of your own?