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Forγὰρwhenὅτεwe wereἦμενinἐνthe flesh,τῇ σαρκίthe passionsτὰ παθήματαof sins,τῶν ἁμαρτιῶνwhich wereτὰthroughδιὰthe law,τοῦ νόμουwere at workἐνηργεῖτοinἐνour membersτοῖς μέλεσιν ἡμῶνtoεἰς τὸbear fruitκαρποφορῆσαιfor death.τῷ θανάτῳ
Romans 7:5
Study it in the app“For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins, which were through the law, were at work in our members to bear fruit for death.”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 7:5, word by word
- we wereἦμενēmen
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “ēmen” appears- the fleshσαρκίsarki
sinful nature
The human nature that opposes God's Spirit.
Where else “sarki” appears- the passionsπαθήματαpathēmata
passion
A desire that takes control of someone.
Where else “pathēmata” appears- of sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōn
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartiōn” appears- the lawνόμουnomou
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomou” appears- were at workἐνηργεῖτοenērgeito
be at work
Be at work, operate with power; bring about.
Where else “enērgeito” appears- our membersμέλεσινmelesin
member
A part of the body.
Where else “melesin” appears- bear fruitκαρποφορῆσαιkarpophorēsai
bear fruit
Bear fruit.
Where else “karpophorēsai” appears- for deathθανάτῳthanatōi
death
The end of the body's life.
Where else “thanatōi” appears
The context
4So, my brothers, you also were put to death to the law through the body of the Messiah, so that you might belong to another, to the one who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God.
5 · This verse (above)
6But now we have been released from the law, having died to that in which we were held, so that we serve as slaves in newness of the Spirit and not in the oldness of the letter.
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?