Romans 7:7
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.”
οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
ἐπιθυμία
covetousness
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ἐπιθυμία
Desire, craving, longing. Epithumia. Do not fulfil the desires of the flesh. The flesh pulls toward what destroys. The Spirit pulls toward what gives life. Choose which you feed.
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νόμος
law
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νόμος
Law, rule, principle. Nomos. The law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free. The highest law is not written on stone. It is written by the Spirit on the heart.
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γίνομαι
would it be!
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γίνομαι
To become, to come into being, to happen. Ginomai. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. What is true in heaven is meant to become true on earth through prayer.
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γινώσκω
I have known
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γινώσκω
To know, to understand, to perceive. Ginosko. This is eternal life that they may know You. The deepest knowing is relational not informational. God wants to be known.
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λέγω
was saying;
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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εἴδω
I had known,
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εἴδω
To know, to see, to perceive. Paul said I determined to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and Him crucified.
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τίς
What
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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ἐπιθυμέω
you will covet;
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ἐπιθυμέω
to set the heart upon, i.e. long for (rightfully or otherwise)
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τέ
then
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τέ
both or also (properly, as correlation of G2532 (καί))
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ῥέω
will we say?
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ῥέω
to utter, i.e. speak or say
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εἰ
only
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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