Romans 7:5-7
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
Having Died, We Are Released From The Law Through Which Sin Produced Death
5 For when we were in the flesh[a], the passions of [b] sins which[c] were through[d] the Law were at-work in our body-parts so as to bear-fruit for death. 6 But now we were released[e] from the Law, having died to that by which we were being held, so that we are serving in newness of the Spirit[f] and not in oldness of the letter[g].
Not That The Law Is At Fault For My Sin
7 Therefore, what shall we say? Is the Law sin[h]? May it never be! On-the-contrary, I would not have known[i] sin except through the Law.
Sin Used The Law To Produce Sin In Me
For indeed I would not have known[j] coveting[k] if the Law were not saying [in Ex 20:17], “You shall not covet”.
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- Romans 7:5 That is, before we died with Christ.
- Romans 7:5 That is, leading to; or, belonging to (sin’s passions).
- Romans 7:5 That is, the passions... which.
- Romans 7:5 That is, were increased through the Law, 5:20. Paul explains this next in v 7-8.
- Romans 7:6 Same word as in v 2.
- Romans 7:6 Or, of spirit.
- Romans 7:6 That is, the written code of the Law.
- Romans 7:7 If the passions of sins are through the Law, is the Law what makes me a sinner? No. It merely defines the standard against which sin rebels.
- Romans 7:7 Or, come-to-know sin. That is, known of sin’s presence in him as sin (v 7-8) or of its power to kill him in relation to God (v 9-11). Apart from God’s Law, sin is merely ‘your opinion’ or ‘my bad choices’.
- Romans 7:7 Or, known-about.
- Romans 7:7 Or, [evil] desire, lust.
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