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ForγὰρI delight inσυνήδομαιthe lawτῷ νόμῳof Godτοῦ θεοῦaccording toκατὰthe innerτὸν ἔσωman,ἄνθρωπον
Romans 7:22
Study it in the app“For I delight in the law of God according to the inner man,”
Paul describes the inner war: he wants the good and does what he hatesTemptation
With the Greek beneath
Romans 7:22, word by word
- I delight inσυνήδομαιsynēdomai
delight in
Delight in, rejoice in something with all one's heart.
Where else “synēdomai” appears- the lawνόμῳnomōi
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomōi” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- the innerἔσωesō
inner
What is within a person, their deep self.
Where else “esō” appears- manἄνθρωπονanthrōpon
inner self
The person within: the old self and the new.
Where else “anthrōpon” appears
The context
21So I find this law: that, when I want to do the good, evil is present with me.
22 · This verse (above)
23but I see another law in my members waging war against the law of my mind and taking me captive to the law of sin that is in my members.
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?