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Romans 7:23 — King James Version← Study notes

But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.


Romans 7:23Greek Interlinear

Greek · Romans 7:2328 words
GreekMeaning
βλέπωblepō
I seeverbG991
δὲde
howeverwordG1161
ἕτερονheteron
anotheradjectiveG2087
νόμονnomon
lawnounG3551
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τοῖςtois
thearticleG3588
μέλεσίνmelesin
membersnounG3196
μουmou
IpronounG1473
ἀντιστρατευόμενονantistrateuomenon
warring againstverbG497
τῷ
thearticleG3588
νόμῳnomō
lawnounG3551
τοῦtou
of thearticleG3588
νοόςnoos
mindnounG3563
μουmou
IpronounG1473
καὶkai
andwordG2532
αἰχμαλωτίζοντάaichmalōtizonta
making captiveverbG163
μεme
IpronounG1473
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
τῷ
thearticleG3588
νόμῳnomō
lawnounG3551
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ἁμαρτίαςhamartias
of sinnounG266
τῷ
whicharticleG3588
ὄντιonti
is beingverbG1510
ἐνen
about, after, againstprepositionG1722
τοῖςtois
thearticleG3588
μέλεσίνmelesin
membersnounG3196
μουmou
IpronounG1473
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on Romans 7:23

“But I see another law warring against the law of my mind.” Here again he calls sin a law warring against the other, not in respect of good order, but from the strict obedience yielded to it by those who comply with it. As then it gives the name of master κύριον Matthew 6:24; Luke 16:13 to Mammon, and of god Philippians 3:19 to the belly, not because of their intrinsically deserving it, but because of the extreme obsequiousness of their subjects; so here he calls sin a law,…

Chrysostom · 4th century · Homily 13 on Romans
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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