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Romans 7:11 — King James Version← Study notes

For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.


Romans 7:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 7:1114 words
GreekMeaning
ThearticleG3588
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἁμαρτίαhamartia
sinnounG266
ἀφορμὴνaphormēn
an occasionnounG874
λαβοῦσαlabousa
having takenverbG2983
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἐντολῆςentolēs
commandmentnounG1785
ἐξηπάτησένexēpatēsen
deceivedverbG1818
μεme
mepronounG1473
καὶkai
andwordG2532
δι’di’
throughprepositionG1223
αὐτῆςautēs
itpronounG846
ἀπέκτεινενapekteinen
put me to deathverbG615
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 7:11

“For I was alive without the Law once.” When, pray, was that? Before Moses. See how he sets himself to show that it, both by the things it did, and the things it did not do, weighed down human nature. For when “I was alive without the Law,” he means, I was not so much condemned. “But when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.” This seems indeed to be an accusing of theLaw. But if any one will look closely at it, it will be seen to be even an encomium of it. For it…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 12 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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