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Soὥστεthe lawὁ νόμοςisholy,ἅγιοςandκαὶthe commandmentἡ ἐντολὴisholyἁγίαandκαὶrighteousδικαίαandκαὶgood.ἀγαθή
Romans 7:12
Study it in the app“So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 7:12, word by word
- Soὥστεhōste
so
Draws the conclusion from what has just been said.
Where else “hōste” appears- the lawνόμοςnomos
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomos” appears- holyἅγιοςhagios
holy place
Places and things set apart for God.
Where else “hagios” appears- the commandmentἐντολὴentolē
commandment
What God or Jesus orders to be done, with his authority, to be carried out.
Where else “entolē” appears- righteousδικαίαdikaia
righteous
One who lives well, as God wants.
Where else “dikaia” appears- goodἀγαθήagathē
good
Being as it should be and doing others good; in the full sense, God alone.
Where else “agathē” appears
The context
11for sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me.
12 · This verse (above)
13Then did what is good become death to me? By no means! But sin did, so that it might be shown to be sin, producing death in me through what is good, so that sin might become sinful beyond measure through the commandment.
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?