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Thanks beχάριςto Godτῷ θεῷthroughδιὰJesusἸησοῦthe MessiahΧριστοῦour Lord.τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶνSoἌραthen,οὖνIἐγὼmyselfαὐτὸςwith the mindτῷ νοῒserve as a slaveδουλεύωto the lawνόμῳof God,θεοῦbutδὲwith the flesh,τῇ σαρκὶto the lawνόμῳof sin.ἁμαρτίας
Romans 7:25
Study it in the app“Thanks be to God through Jesus the Messiah our Lord. So then, I myself with the mind serve as a slave to the law of God, but with the flesh, to the law of sin.”
Paul describes the inner war: he wants the good and does what he hatesTemptation
With the Greek beneath
Romans 7:25, word by word
- Thanks beχάριςcharis
thanks
Gratitude: "thanks be to God".
Where else “charis” appears- to Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- our Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- SoἌραAra
then, so
So then, therefore.
Where else “Ara” appears- with the mindνοῒnoi
mind
The capacity to think, judge and understand in each person.
Where else “noi” appears- serve as a slaveδουλεύωdouleuō
be a slave
Serve as a slave, be wholly at someone's service.
Where else “douleuō” appears- to the lawνόμῳnomōi
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomōi” appears- with the fleshσαρκὶsarki
sinful nature
The human nature that opposes God's Spirit.
Where else “sarki” appears- of sinἁμαρτίαςhamartias
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartias” appears
The context
24Wretched man that I am. Who will rescue me from this body of death?
25 · This verse (above)
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?