Romans 7
7
No Longer Bound to the Law
1Now, dear brothers and sisters#7:1 Greek brothers; also in 7:4.—you who are familiar with the law—don’t you know that the law applies only while a person is living? 2For example, when a woman marries, the law binds her to her husband as long as he is alive. But if he dies, the laws of marriage no longer apply to her. 3So while her husband is alive, she would be committing adultery if she married another man. But if her husband dies, she is free from that law and does not commit adultery when she remarries.
4So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died with Christ. And now you are united with the one who was raised from the dead. As a result, we can produce a harvest of good deeds for God. 5When we were controlled by our old nature,#7:5 Greek When we were in the flesh. sinful desires were at work within us, and the law aroused these evil desires that produced a harvest of sinful deeds, resulting in death. 6But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power. Now we can serve God, not in the old way of obeying the letter of the law, but in the new way of living in the Spirit.
God’s Law Reveals Our Sin
7Well then, am I suggesting that the law of God is sinful? Of course not! In fact, it was the law that showed me my sin. I would never have known that coveting is wrong if the law had not said, “You must not covet.”#7:7 Exod 20:17; Deut 5:21. 8But sin used this command to arouse all kinds of covetous desires within me! If there were no law, sin would not have that power. 9At one time I lived without understanding the law. But when I learned the command not to covet, for instance, the power of sin came to life, 10and I died. So I discovered that the law’s commands, which were supposed to bring life, brought spiritual death instead. 11Sin took advantage of those commands and deceived me; it used the commands to kill me. 12But still, the law itself is holy, and its commands are holy and right and good.
13But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause my death? Of course not! Sin used what was good to bring about my condemnation to death. So we can see how terrible sin really is. It uses God’s good commands for its own evil purposes.
Struggling with Sin
14So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am all too human, a slave to sin. 15I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do what I hate. 16But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. 17So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.
18And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature.#7:18 Greek my flesh; also in 7:25. I want to do what is right, but I can’t. 19I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. 20But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.
21I have discovered this principle of life—that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong. 22I love God’s law with all my heart. 23But there is another power#7:23 Greek law; also in 7:23b. within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the sin that is still within me. 24Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death? 25Thank God! The answer is in Jesus Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my mind I really want to obey God’s law, but because of my sinful nature I am a slave to sin.
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Rom 7
7
Wu Amp Raⱡ Nga Timan Ei
1Angmʉn, enim mi ik pili wu kʉⱡ ndi, pʉtmin ni, wamp ti kont morum ei kʉn, mi ik ei ndi, rʉp etʉm. Wote, wamp ti korum ei kʉn, mi ik ei ndi, rʉp iti natʉtʉm. Uⱡ ei enim pili napʉtmʉn ei? 2-3Uⱡ ei mel, amp wu purum ti nga wam kont morum ei kʉn, mi ik ei ndi, kan mel kuⱡpa tenda elinga mormbil. Wote, wam wu ei, kont moⱡangga kʉn, wu elpa ti pum kandʉk, wu amp ndenggʉⱡa ni, uⱡ ti enim ning. Wote, wam korum ei kʉn, amp ei wam kʉn, tʉpa tenda etʉm uⱡ ei, pora nʉtʉm ila, amp wiya morum. Wote mi ik ei ndi, imp muⱡi nambʉⱡmba. Amp ei mba, wu elpa ti pum kandʉk, wu amp ndenggʉⱡa ni, uⱡ ti enim ning mel mon.
4Ei mel ku, na nga angmʉn! Kraist nga kʉng ila, tʉn tʉpʉn rʉmp nduⱡmʉn ei kʉn, mi ik ei nga ronduⱡ ei pora nitim. Akup tʉn koⱡpa, kont mba morum wu ei nga wamp raⱡpʉn, Got nga kongun kindmant endpʉn muⱡmin. 5Unt tʉn mbo wamp raⱡpʉn murmʉn ni kʉn, mi ik ei ndi, kunt kan elinga, punt timin ei nga numan ngurmin. Wote kʉmp ki na mbʉ ndi, kongun etʉp kai mundmin ni kelpʉn, wamp kui nga uⱡ mbila rukʉr mbun itmin. 6Ei kʉn, uⱡ unt nga mat ndi, tʉn imp murum uⱡ nimbʉ, wak ropʉn, rop kondpʉn pora ndurmun. Ei nga, akup tʉn mi ik kʉⱡ ndi, imp moⱡangga, uⱡ unt nga mbʉ nga kindmant indimin mel kapⱡa mon. Tʉn uⱡ kont paka mat, Muⱡnga Wingti ei ndi, mbo rondum ei mel itimin.
Mi Ik Ei Kʉn, Uⱡ Kit Mbʉ Nga Ik Raⱡ
7Ei nga, tʉn ndi namba nimin? Mi ik ei, elim uⱡ kit nimin ei? Ei kapⱡa mon! Nambuⱡ emel, mi ik ei, pi napilinga ndam, uⱡ kit iti uⱡ ei, kandʉp mbi ndui nandʉⱡmina, mi ik ei ndi, kum pindi nʉpʉndi nʉtʉm uⱡ ei, ni nandilinga ndam, na ndi, kum pindi uⱡ ei, etʉp mor nʉmp pili napilimba. 8Mi ik ei, pi napilinga ndam, uⱡ kit iti uⱡ mbʉ koⱡnga. Wote, mi ik ila mendpʉⱡ, uⱡ kit iti uⱡ ei, ruk omba, kunt kan elinga, na nga numan rukrʉng orunga, kandpa kum pindi uⱡ minal etʉp mor. Mi ik ei, pi napilinga ndam, uⱡ kit iti uⱡ mbʉ koⱡnga. 9Unt mi ik ei, pili napilip wei mur. Wote, mi ik ni ekit oⱡnga, uⱡ kit iti uⱡ mbʉ, omba mot nitim ila, na koⱡʉp pora ndur. 10Mi ik ei ndi, na rʉp etpa, kont mul uⱡ ei, tʉpa ngumba nʉmp pit. Ni wote, aldpa na kʉn wamp kui nga uⱡ ei, mepa urum. 11Nambuⱡ emel, uⱡ kit ei, mi ik ila rukʉr omba kongun etpa, na tʉpa tiki ponduⱡnga, mi ik ei ndi, na ropa kundrum. 12Ei nga, mi ik elim kai wingti, wote mi ik petʉm mbʉ pora, kun kai petʉm.
13Ei kʉn, Got nga mi ik kai kʉⱡ ndi elinga, na wamp kuⱡi uⱡ ei kandʉp tit ei? Ei mon! Uⱡ kit mbʉ ndi itim. Uⱡ kit ei ndi, uⱡ kai titim ila ruk omba, kongun elinga kʉn, wamp kul uⱡ ei, na kʉn urum. Ei kʉn, uⱡ kit mbʉ nga puⱡ ei, tʉpa mot ndumba pilpa itim. Ei nga, mi ik petʉm mbʉ ndi, uⱡ kit iti uⱡ ei, ama uⱡ kit wei nimba, tʉpa mot ndurum.
Wamp Numan Ei Uⱡ Kit Nga Mi Manga
14Tʉn pʉtmʉn ni, mi ik mbʉ pora, muⱡnga nga ik petʉm. Wote, na numan unt nga mbʉ, tep mor ei, uⱡ kit mbʉ ndi, tʉpa kan nguⱡnga kindmant etʉp mur. 15Na nanim uⱡ kai itimp nʉmp pʉt uⱡ mbʉ iti natʉt. Wote, uⱡ kit iti nʉtimp nʉmp pʉt uⱡ mbʉ, na etʉp ku mor. Nambuⱡ emel, uⱡ mbʉ et nda? Na pili napʉnt. 16Na ndi, iti nʉtimp nʉmp pʉt uⱡ kit mbʉ, pilip kelip et ei kʉn, na ora ndupa, mi ik ei kun petʉm nʉmp kandʉr. 17Ni kʉn, uⱡ kit et mbʉ, nanim ndi iti natʉt. Wote uⱡ kit iti uⱡ ei, na kʉn petʉm ei ndi etʉm. 18Na pʉnt mel, na nga mbo kʉng tila uⱡ kai mbʉ pi napʉtʉm nʉmp pʉt. Nambuⱡ emel, uⱡ kai mbʉ elimba nʉmp pʉt. Ei wote, itimp mel kapⱡa iti natʉtʉm. 19Ei kʉn, uⱡ kai ti itimp nʉmp pʉt uⱡ ei, wote iti natʉt. Uⱡ kit ti iti nʉtimp nʉmp pʉt ei, wote et. 20Ei nga, na ndi, iti nʉtimp nʉmp pʉt uⱡ kit mbʉ, wote et. Uⱡ mbʉ na ndi, iti natʉt mon! Uⱡ kit iti uⱡ ei, na kʉn rukʉr petʉm, ei ndi etʉm.
21Na uⱡ kai mbʉ, itimp ku nʉmp pʉt. Wote, na nga et uⱡ kit mbʉ, kandʉr mel, uⱡ kit mbʉ, na kʉn rʉmp nimba petʉm. 22Na nga muⱡnga ei ndi, Got nga mi ik mbʉ, pilip numan ndi kor. 23Wote, na kandʉr mel, na nga kʉmp ki na mbila, uⱡ elpa ti ndi pepa, na nga numan kun ei kunt kan elinga, uⱡ kit iti uⱡ mbʉ ndi, na nga kʉmp ki na mbila petʉm ei ndi, na tʉpa kan ngumba pendpa ku etʉm. 24Na wu kit ei, na wamp kui nga kʉng tep mor ila, nam ndi, etpa tʉmba nda? 25Uⱡ ei, tʉn nga wu Nuim Jisas ndi, tʉn tʉpa rapundʉmba ei nga nʉmp kʉn, Got kʉn angge nʉnt. Na nga numan kun ei ndi, Got nga mi ik mbʉ, pilip kindmant endʉt. Wote, na nga kʉng orunga, mi ik petʉm mbʉ ndi, na uⱡ kit mbʉ iti nilinga, kindmant endʉp mor.
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