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Romans 7

Rom. 7:14 KJV (With Strong’s)

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14
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gar (Greek #1063)
properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
KJV usage: and, as, because (that), but, even, for, indeed, no doubt, seeing, then, therefore, verily, what, why, yet.
Pronounce: gar
Origin: a primary particle
we know
eido (Greek #1492)
used only in certain past tenses, the others being borrowed from the equivalent 3700 and 3708; properly, to see (literally or figuratively); by implication, (in the perfect tense only) to know
KJV usage: be aware, behold, X can (+ not tell), consider, (have) know(-ledge), look (on), perceive, see, be sure, tell, understand, wish, wot. Compare 3700.
Pronounce: i'-do
Origin: a primary verb
that
hoti (Greek #3754)
demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because
KJV usage: as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
Pronounce: hot'-ee
Origin: neuter of 3748 as conjunction
the law
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
nomos (Greek #3551)
law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
KJV usage: law.
Pronounce: nom'-os
Origin: from a primary νέμω (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals)
is
esti (Greek #2076)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
KJV usage: are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
Pronounce: es-tee'
Origin: third person singular present indicative of 1510
spiritual
pneumatikos (Greek #4152)
non-carnal, i.e. (humanly) ethereal (as opposed to gross), or (daemoniacally) a spirit (concretely), or (divinely) supernatural, regenerate, religious
KJV usage: spiritual. Compare 5591.
Pronounce: pnyoo-mat-ik-os'
Origin: from 4151
: but
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
I
ego (Greek #1473)
a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic)
KJV usage: I, me. For the other cases and the plural see 1691, 1698, 1700, 2248, 2249, 2254, 2257, etc.
Pronounce: eg-o'
am
eimi (Greek #1510)
a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic)
KJV usage: am, have been, X it is I, was. See also 1488, 1498, 1511, 1527, 2258, 2071, 2070, 2075, 2076, 2771, 2468, 5600.
Pronounce: i-mee'
Origin: the first person singular present indicative
carnal
sarkikos (Greek #4559)
pertaining to flesh, i.e. (by extension) bodily, temporal, or (by implication) animal, unregenerate
KJV usage: carnal, fleshly.
Pronounce: sar-kee-kos'
Origin: from 4561
, sold
piprasko (Greek #4097)
(which occurs only as an alternate in certain tenses) contracted from περάω (to traverse; from the base of 4008); to traffic (by travelling), i.e. dispose of as merchandise or into slavery (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: sell.
Pronounce: pip-ras'-ko
Origin: πράω (prah'-o)
r under
hupo (Greek #5259)
under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at))
KJV usage: among, by, from, in, of, under, with. In the comparative, it retains the same general applications, especially of inferior position or condition, and specially, covertly or moderately.
Pronounce: hoop-o'
Origin: a primary preposition
sin
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
hamartia (Greek #266)
a sin (properly abstract)
KJV usage: offence, sin(-ful).
Pronounce: ham-ar-tee'-ah
Origin: from 264
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2 Kings 17:17•  (2 Kings 17:17)

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Carnal,
Law,
Sin,
spiritual

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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the law.
Lev. 19:18•  (Lev. 19:18)
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Deut. 6:5•  (Deut. 6:5)
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Psa. 51:6•  (Psa. 51:6)
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Matt. 5:22,28• 22But I say to you, that everyone that is [lightly] angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be subject to the council; and whosoever shall say, Fool, shall be subject to the hell of fire.
 28but I say unto you that every one that looketh at a woman to lust after her committed adultery with her already in his heart. (Matt. 5:22,28)
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Matt. 22:37‑40• 37{i}And he said to him, Thou shalt love [the] Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy understanding.{/i}
 38{i}This is [the] great and first commandment.{/i}
 39{i}And [the] second is like it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.{/i}
 40{i}On these two commandments the whole law and the prophets hang.{/i} (Matt. 22:37‑40)
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Heb. 4:12• 12For living [is] the word of God, and effectual, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge heart's thoughts and intents. (Heb. 4:12)
but.
Rom. 7:18,22‑23• 18For I know that in me, that is in my flesh, no good dwelleth; for to will is present with me, but to work out the right [is] not;
 22For I delight in the law of God according to the inner man,
 23but I see a different law in my members warring against the law of my mind, and making me captive to the law of sin that is in my members. (Rom. 7:18,22‑23)
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Job 42:6•  (Job 42:6)
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Psa. 119:25•  (Psa. 119:25)
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Prov. 30:2,5•  (Prov. 30:2,5)
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Isa. 6:5•  (Isa. 6:5)
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Isa. 64:5‑6•  (Isa. 64:5‑6)
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Luke 5:8• 8But Simon Peter seeing it, fell down at Jesus' knees, saying, Depart from me; for I am a sinful man, Lord. (Luke 5:8)
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Luke 7:6• 6And Jesus went with them. But already when he was not far from the house, the centurion sent to him friends, saying to him, Lord, do not trouble thyself; for I am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof. (Luke 7:6)
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Luke 18:11‑14• 11The Pharisee, standing, prayed thus to himself: God, I thank thee that I am not as the rest of men, rapacious, unjust, adulterers, or even as this tax-gatherer.
 12I fast twice in the week, I tithe everything that I acquire.
 13And the tax-gatherer, standing afar off, would not lift up even his eyes to heaven, but was striking upon his breast, saying, God, be merciful to me the sinner.
 14I say unto you, this [man] went down to his house justified rather than that [other]; for everyone who exalteth himself shall be humbled, and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. (Luke 18:11‑14)
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Eph. 3:8• 8To me who am less than the least of all saints was this grace given to preach to the nations the unsearchable riches of the Christ, (Eph. 3:8)
carnal.
Matt. 16:23• 23{i}But turning round, he said to Peter, Get away behind me, Satan; thou art an offence to me, for thy mind is not on the things that are of God, but on the things that are of men.{/i} (Matt. 16:23)
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1 Cor. 3:1‑3• 1And I, brethren, was not able to speak to you as spiritual, but as fleshy, as babes in Christ.
 2With milk I gave you drink, not meat; for ye were not yet able, nor indeed are ye now able,
 3for ye are yet carnal. For whereas emulation and strife [are] among you, are ye not carnal and walk according to man? (1 Cor. 3:1‑3)
sold.
Rom. 7:24• 24Wretched man that I [am]! who shall deliver me out of this body of death? (Rom. 7:24)
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Gen. 37:27,36•  (Gen. 37:27,36)
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Gen. 40:15•  (Gen. 40:15)
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Ex. 21:2‑6•  (Ex. 21:2‑6)
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Ex. 22:3•  (Ex. 22:3)
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1 Kings 21:20,25•  (1 Kings 21:20,25)
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2 Kings 17:17•  (2 Kings 17:17)
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Isa. 50:1•  (Isa. 50:1)
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Isa. 52:3•  (Isa. 52:3)
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Amos 2:6•  (Amos 2:6)
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Matt. 18:25• 25But as he had not to pay, his lord commanded him to be sold, and his wife and the children and all that he had, and payment to be made. (Matt. 18:25)
• The subject treated of is not the fact of the conflict between the two natures, but the effect of the law, supposing the will to be renewed, and the law to have obtained the suffrage of the conscience and to be the object of the heart’s affections—a heart which recognizes the spirituality of the law. (“Romans 7” by J.N. Darby)
• Here the person spoken of is under the law: everything is in connection with the law. The law is spiritual; we consent to the law, we delight in the law. Neither Christ nor the Spirit is mentioned until the question of deliverance comes in. (“Romans 7” by J.N. Darby)
• It is the personal experience of what the flesh is under law, when the man is quickened, and not the state of a Christian as such before God. (“Romans 7” by J.N. Darby)
• All this part of the epistle is more complicated than what precedes Rom. 5:12, because our own experience is in conflict with what faith teaches us to say. (“Romans 7” by J.N. Darby)
• The sense of unanswered responsibility, and the absence of peace, cause the soul necessarily to turn in upon itself. It is taken up entirely with self, which is spoken of nearly forty times from verse 14. It is well to be so, rather than to be insensible. It is not peace. (“Romans 7” by J.N. Darby)
• {v.14-19} The actual picture portrayed in these verses is that of a person (as to his conscience) being under the Law, and struggling in the flesh to keep the Law's demands—but continually failing. Instead of finding deliverance by fighting the flesh, the more he struggles, the more it brings him into captivity. (“A Parenthesis: Romans 7:7-25” by B. Anstey)
• He rightly justifies the Law, stating that it is "spiritual" (vs. 14); the problem, he rightly concludes, is with himself—he is "carnal" and "sold (as a slave) under sin (his master)." (“A Parenthesis: Romans 7:7-25” by B. Anstey)
• Romans 7 describes a conflict between the two natures in a child of God struggling against each other. This is because he doesn't have the indwelling of the Spirit. Whereas in Galatians 5:16-17, the person is seen as having the Spirit, and the struggle is between the flesh and the Spirit. This conflict results from a believer not walking in the Spirit, because he is in a poor state of soul. (“A Parenthesis: Romans 7:7-25” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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For we knowm that the law is spiritual: but *I*n am fleshlyo, sold under sin.

JND Translation Notes

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m
Oida. as ch. 6.16.
n
I have put "I" in italic when the personal pronoun ego is emphatically introduced in Greek and the emphasis is not otherwise apparent.
o
\@Sarkinos. see Note, 1 Cor. 3.1.

W. Kelly Translation

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14
For we know that the law is spiritual; but I am carnala, sold under sin.

WK Translation Notes

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a
The best authorities read "carnal" (sarkinos) not "fleshly" (sarkikos) as in the T. R. The difference is that the former is a confession of being mere flesh physically. So, it is in {vi 28845}{/vi}; {vi 30081}{/vi}, and probably in {vi 28412}{/vi} (but not in verses 3, 4, where the other form is clearly right). In {vi 28331}{/vi}; {vi 28552}{/vi}; 2 Cor. 1:12, 10:4; {vi 30411}{/vi}, it is "sarkikos" in most of which the physical idea of flesh would be out of place. In our text the difference is of some importance as corroborating the scope of the passage that the will was not engaged. Were this meant to be expressed, "sarkinos" would be the more proper term.