Romans 7:5

Geneva Bible (1560)

For when we were in ye flesh, the affections of sinnes, which were by the Law, had force in our members, to bring foorth fruit vnto death.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅτε γὰρ ἦμεν ἐν τῇ σαρκί, τὰ παθήματα τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν, τὰ διὰ τοῦ νόμου, ἐνηργεῖτο ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν ἡμῶν εἰς τὸ καρποφορῆσαι τῷ θανάτῳ.

Transliteration

For when we ēmen en tē sarki, the pathēmata tōn hamartiōn, the ones through the nomou, enērgeito en tois melesin hēmōn unto the karpophorēsai tō thanatō.

Grammar Details

• *Hote*: conjunction - when
• *gar*: conjunction - for/because
• *ēmen*: imperfect indicative, 1st person plural - we were
• *en tē sarki*: dative, feminine, singular - in the flesh
• *ta pathēmata*: nominative, neuter, plural - the passions/sufferings
• *tōn hamartiōn*: genitive, feminine, plural - of the sins
• *ta dia tou nomou*: attributive phrase - the ones through the law
• *enērgeito*: imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular - were working/were being operative
• *en tois melesin hēmōn*: dative, neuter, plural - in our members/body parts
• *eis*: preposition + accusative - for/unto
• *to karpophorēsai*: articular infinitive - the bearing fruit
• *tō thanatō*: dative, masculine, singular - to death

Word Meanings

• *sarki*: flesh/physical body/sinful nature
• *pathēmata*: passions/sufferings/strong desires/impulses
• *hamartiōn*: sins/offenses/moral failures
• *enērgeito*: were working/operating/active/being aroused
• *melesin*: members/body parts/limbs
• *karpophorēsai*: to bear fruit/produce/yield
• *thanatō*: death/mortality

Referenced Verses

• Rom 6:13 : 13 Neither giue ye your members, as weapons of vnrighteousnes vnto sinne: but giue your selues vnto God, as they that are aliue from the dead, and giue your members as weapons of righteousnesse vnto God.
• Rom 6:21 : 21 What fruit had ye then in those things, whereof ye are nowe ashamed? For the ende of those things is death.
• Rom 6:23 : 23 For the wages of sinne is death: but the gift of God is eternall life, through Iesus Christ our Lord.
• Rom 7:7-9 : 7 What shall we say then? Is the Lawe sinne? God forbid. Nay, I knewe not sinne, but by the Lawe: for I had not knowen lust, except the Lawe had sayd, Thou shalt not lust. 8 But sinne tooke an occasion by ye commandement, and wrought in me all maner of concupiscence: for without the Lawe sinne is dead. 9 For I once was aliue, wtout the Law: but when the commandement came, sinne reuiued, 10 But I died: and the same commandement which was ordeined vnto life, was found to be vnto me vnto death. 11 For sinne tooke occasion by the commandement, and deceiued me, and thereby slewe me. 12 Wherefore the Lawe is holy, and that commandement is holy, and iust, and good. 13 Was that then which is good, made death vnto me? God forbid: but sinne, that it might appeare sinne, wrought death in me by that which is good, that sinne might be out of measure sinfull by the commandement.
• Rom 7:23 : 23 But I see another Law in my members, rebelling against the Lawe of my minde, and leading me captiue vnto the lawe of sinne, which is in my members.
• Rom 8:8-9 : 8 So then they that are in the flesh, can not please God. 9 Now ye are not in the flesh, but in ye Spirit, because ye spirit of God dwelleth in you: but if any man hath not ye Spirit of Christ, ye same is not his.
• 1 Cor 15:56 : 56 The sting of death is sinne: and ye strength of sinne is the Lawe.
• 2 Cor 3:6-9 : 6 Who also hath made vs able ministers of the Newe testament, not of the letter, but of the Spirite: for the letter killeth, but the Spirite giueth life. 7 If then the ministration of death written with letters and ingrauen in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel coulde not beholde the face of Moses, for the glorie of his countenance (which glorie is done away.) 8 Howe shall not the ministration of the Spirite be more glorious? 9 For if the ministerie of condemnation was glorious, much more doeth the ministration of righteousnesse exceede in glorie.
• Gal 3:10 : 10 For as many as are of the workes of the Lawe, are vnder the curse: for it is written, Cursed is euery man that continueth not in all things, which are written in the booke of the Law, to doe them.
• Gal 5:16-17 : 16 Then I say, Walke in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfill the lustes of the flesh. 17 For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary one to another, so that ye can not doe the same things that ye would.
• Gal 5:19-21 : 19 Moreouer the workes of the flesh are manifest, which are adulterie, fornication, vncleannes, wantonnes, 20 Idolatrie, witchcraft, hatred, debate, emulations, wrath, contentions, seditions, heresies, 21 Enuie, murthers, drunkennesse, gluttonie, and such like, whereof I tell you before, as I also haue tolde you before, that they which doe such things, shall not inherite the kingdome of God.
• Gal 5:24 : 24 For they that are Christes, haue crucified the flesh with the affections and the lustes.
• Eph 2:3 : 3 Among whom we also had our conuersation in time past, in the lustes of our flesh, in fulfilling the will of the flesh, and of the minde, and were by nature the children of wrath, as well as others.
• Eph 2:11 : 11 Wherefore remember that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, and called vncircumcision of them, which are called circumcision in the flesh, made with hands,
• Col 3:5 : 5 Mortifie therefore your members which are on the earth, fornication, vncleannes, the inordinate affection, euill concupiscence, and couetousnes which is idolatrie.
• Titus 3:3 : 3 For wee our selues also were in times past vnwise, disobedient, deceiued, seruing the lustes and diuers pleasures, liuing in maliciousnes and enuie, hatefull, and hating one another:
• Jas 1:15 : 15 Then when lust hath conceiued, it bringeth foorth sinne, and sinne when it is finished, bringeth foorth death.
• Jas 2:9-9 : 9 But if yee regarde the persons, yee commit sinne, and are rebuked of the Lawe, as transgressours. 10 For whosoeuer shall keepe the whole Lawe, and yet faileth in one poynt, hee is guiltie of all.
• Jas 4:1 : 1 From whence are warres and contentions among you? are they not hence, euen of your pleasures, that fight in your members?
• 1 John 3:4 : 4 Whosoeuer committeth sinne, transgresseth also the Law: for sinne is the transgression of the Lawe.
• Rom 6:19 : 19 I speake after the maner of man, because of the infirmitie of your flesh: for as yee haue giuen your members seruants to vncleannes and to iniquitie, to commit iniquitie, so now giue your mebers seruants vnto righteousnesse in holinesse.
• Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the heart come euil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false testimonies, slaunders.
• John 3:6 : 6 That which is borne of the flesh, is flesh: and that that is borne of the Spirit, is spirit.
• Rom 1:26 : 26 For this cause God gaue them vp vnto vile affections: for euen their women did change the naturall vse into that which is against nature.
• Rom 3:20 : 20 Therefore by the woorkes of the Lawe shall no flesh be iustified in his sight: for by the Lawe commeth the knowledge of sinne.
• Rom 4:15 : 15 For the Lawe causeth wrath: for where no Lawe is, there is no transgression.
• Rom 5:20 : 20 Moreouer the Law entred thereupon that the offence shoulde abound: neuerthelesse, where sinne abounded, there grace abounded much more: