Romans 8:7
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.”
ὑποτάσσω
To submit, to place under, to be subject to. Hupotasso. Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Submission is not weakness. It is the posture of security and strength.
νόμος
the 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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σάρξ
flesh
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σάρξ
Flesh, body, human nature. Sarx. The Word became flesh. God took on human nature completely. He knows from the inside what it means to be human. He is not a distant deity.
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θεός
God;
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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δύναμαι
can it be;
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δύναμαι
To be able, to have power, to be capable. Dunamai. With God all things are possible. The limit of what is possible is not human ability but divine will.
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ἔχθρα
is] hostility
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ἔχθρα
hostility; by implication, a reason for opposition
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οὐδέ
nor even
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οὐδέ
not however, i.e. neither, nor, not even
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διότι
because
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διότι
on the very account that, or inasmuch as
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φρόνημα
mind
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φρόνημα
(mental) inclination or purpose
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