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Forγὰρwe knowΟἴδαμενthatὅτιthe lawὁ νόμοςisἐστινspiritual,πνευματικόςbutδὲIἐγὼamεἰμιof flesh,σάρκινόςsoldπεπραμένοςunderὑπὸsin.τὴν ἁμαρτίαν
Romans 7:14
Study it in the app“For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold under sin.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 7:14, word by word
- we knowΟἴδαμενOidamen
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “Oidamen” appears- the lawνόμοςnomos
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomos” appears- isἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- spiritualπνευματικόςpneumatikos
spiritual
Given or moved by the Spirit of God.
Where else “pneumatikos” appears- of fleshσάρκινόςsarkinos
fleshly
Weak and human, led by bodily desires.
Where else “sarkinos” appears- soldπεπραμένοςpepramenos
sell
Sell.
Where else “pepramenos” appears- sinἁμαρτίανhamartian
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartian” appears
The context
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.
14 · This verse (above)
15For what I do I do not understand; for what I want, this I do not practice, but what I hate, this I do.
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?