Romans 6:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.”
Romans 6:12 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Romans 6:1216 words
ΜὴMēnot
οὖνounand (so, truly), but
βασιλευέτωbasileuetōking, reign
ἡhēthe
ἁμαρτίαhamartiaoffence, sin(-ful)
ἐνenabout, after, against
τῷtōthe
θνητῷthnētōmortal(-ity)
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
σώματιsōmatibody
εἰςeisinto / to
τὸtothe
ὑπακούεινhypakoueinhearken, be obedient to, obey
ταῖςtaisthe
ἐπιθυμίαιςepithymiaisconcupiscence, desire, lust (after)
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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