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AndδὲIἐγὼwas onceποτέaliveἔζωνapart fromχωρὶςthe law;νόμουbutδὲwhen the commandmentτῆς ἐντολῆςcame,ἐλθούσηςsinἡ ἁμαρτίαcame to life again,ἀνέζησεν
Romans 7:9
Study it in the app“And I was once alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin came to life again,”
With the Greek beneath
Romans 7:9, word by word
- was onceποτέpote
once, formerly
Once, formerly; ever, at some time.
Where else “pote” appears- aliveἔζωνezōn
live
To have life in the body, or receive it again after dying.
Where else “ezōn” appears- apart fromχωρὶςchōris
without, apart from
Without, apart from.
Where else “chōris” appears- the lawνόμουnomou
law
The instructions God gave Israel through Moses; also, the whole of Scripture.
Where else “nomou” appears- when the commandmentἐντολῆςentolēs
commandment
What God or Jesus orders to be done, with his authority, to be carried out.
Where else “entolēs” appears- cameἐλθούσηςelthousēs
come
To move to where someone is or to a place, and be present there.
Where else “elthousēs” appears- sinἁμαρτίαhamartia
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartia” appears- came to life againἀνέζησενanezēsen
come to life again
Live again, come back to life.
Where else “anezēsen” appears
The context
8But sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of coveting; for apart from the law sin is dead.
9 · This verse (above)
10and I died, and the commandment that was for life, this was found for me to be for death;
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?