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forγὰρsin,ἡ ἁμαρτίαtakingλαβοῦσαopportunityἀφορμὴνthroughδιὰthe commandment,τῆς ἐντολῆςdeceivedἐξηπάτησένmeμεandκαὶthroughδι’itαὐτῆςkilled me.ἀπέκτεινεν
Romans 7:11
Study it in the app“for sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 7:11, word by word
- sinἁμαρτίαhamartia
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartia” appears- takingλαβοῦσαlabousa
take
To grasp something in the hand, or take it from someone.
Where else “labousa” appears- opportunityἀφορμὴνaphormēn
opportunity
Opportunity, occasion: a starting point or base from which to act.
Where else “aphormēn” appears- the commandmentἐντολῆςentolēs
commandment
What God or Jesus orders to be done, with his authority, to be carried out.
Where else “entolēs” appears- deceivedἐξηπάτησένexēpatēsen
deceive
Deceive, lead astray completely.
Where else “exēpatēsen” appears- killed meἀπέκτεινενapekteinen
kill
Kill.
Where else “apekteinen” appears
The context
10and I died, and the commandment that was for life, this was found for me to be for death;
11 · This verse (above)
12So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
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?