Romans 7:5

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Modern

For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death.

Traditional

For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

Literal

For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins that were through the law were working in our members, to the bearing of fruit to death.

Latin

Cum enim essemus in carne, passiones peccatorum, quæ per legem erant, operabantur in membris nostris, ut fructificarent morti.

Original

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English

For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death.

Notes

Romans 7:5

the flesh: The word flesh can sometimes refer to the human body in a neutral way. For example, Paul speaks of Christ coming “in the flesh” (see 8:3). More often, however, Paul uses flesh in a negative sense. It describes human life lived apart from God. To live according to the flesh means to be ruled by sin and opposed to God.
the sinful passions aroused by the law: God’s law is good in itself (see 7:12). However, because people have sinful hearts (inner desires that go against God), the law can cause sinful desires to appear. When people live in rebellion against God, his commands can cause a desire to do the opposite of what he commands.

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul) Biblical Law God’s Unified Plan of Salvation The Law and the Spirit The Limitations of Law The Old Realm and the New

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