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Romans 7:13 — King James Version← Study notes

Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.


Romans 7:13Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 7:1330 words
GreekMeaning
ΤὸTo
That whicharticleG3588
οὖνoun
thenwordG3767
ἀγαθὸνagathon
is goodadjectiveG18
ἐμοὶemoi
to me myselfpronounG1473
ἐγένετοegeneto
would it beverbG1096
θάνατοςthanatos
death?nounG2288
μὴ
NeveradverbG3361
γένοιτοgenoito
may becomeverbG1096
ἀλλὰalla
ButwordG235
thearticleG3588
ἁμαρτίαhamartia
sinnounG266
ἵναhina
in order thatwordG2443
φανῇphanē
it may be shown asverbG5316
ἁμαρτίαhamartia
sinnounG266
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
τοῦtou
that which isarticleG3588
ἀγαθοῦagathou
goodadjectiveG18
μοιmoi
IpronounG1473
κατεργαζομένηkatergazomenē
is working outverbG2716
θάνατονthanaton
deathnounG2288
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
γένηταιgenētai
arise, be assembled, be(-comeverbG1096
καθ’kath’
beyondprepositionG2596
ὑπερβολὴνhyperbolēn
excessnounG5236
ἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlos
sinfuladjectiveG268
thearticleG3588
ἁμαρτίαhamartia
sinnounG266
διὰdia
throughprepositionG1223
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἐντολῆςentolēs
commandmentnounG1785
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 7:13

“Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin that it might appear sin.” That is, that it might be shown what great evil sin is, namely, a listless will, an inclinableness to the worse side, the actual doing , and the perverted judgment. For this is the cause of all the evils; but he amplifies it by pointing out the exceeding grace of Christ, and teaching them what an evil He freed the human race from, which, by the medicines used to cure it, had…

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