Romans 7:5

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

For when we were in the flesshe the lustes of synne which were stered vppe by ye lawe raygned in oure membres to bringe forth frute vnto deeth.

📖 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 Nether geve ye youre members as instrumentes of vnrightewesnes vnto synne: but geve youre selves vnto God as they that are alive from deeth. And geve youre membres as iustrumetes of rightewesnes vnto God.
• Rom 6:21 : 21 What frute had ye then in tho thinges wher of ye are now ashamed. For the ende of tho thynges is deeth.
• Rom 6:23 : 23 For the rewarde of synne is deeth: but eternall lyfe is the gyfte of God thorow Iesus Christ oure Lorde.
• Rom 7:7-9 : 7 What shall we saye then? is ye lawe synne? God forbid: but I knewe not what synne meant but by the lawe. For I had not knowne what lust had meant excepte the lawe had sayde thou shalt not lust. 8 But synne toke an occasion by the meanes of the commaundement and wrought in me all manner of concupiscece. For with out the lawe synne was deed. 9 I once lived with out lawe. But when the commaundement came synne revyved and I was deed. 10 And the very same comaundement which was ordeyned vnto lyfe was founde to be vnto me an occasion of deeth. 11 For synne toke occasion by the meanes of the comaundement and so disceaved me and by the selfe commaundement slewe we. 12 Wherfore the lawe is holy and the commaundement holy iust and good. 13 Was that then which is good made deeth vnto me? God forbyd. Naye synne was deeth vnto me that it myght appere how that synne by the meanes of that which is good had wrought deeth in me: that synne which is vnder the commandemet myght be out of measure synfull.
• Rom 7:23 : 23 But I se another lawe in my membres rebellinge agaynst the lawe of my mynde and subduynge me vnto the lawe of synne which is in my membres.
• Rom 8:8-9 : 8 So then they yt are geven to the flesshe canot please God. 9 But ye are not geven to the flesshe but to the sprete: yf so be that ye sprite of God dwell in you. If ther be eny man yt hath not ye sprite of Christ ye same is none of his.
• 1 Cor 15:56 : 56 The stynge of deeth is synne: and the strength of synne is the lawe.
• 2 Cor 3:6-9 : 6 which hath made vs able to minister the newe testamet not of the letter but of the sprete. For the letter kylleth but the sprete geveth lyfe. 7 Yf the ministracion of deeth thorow the letters figured in stones was glorious so yt the chyldren of Israel coulde not beholde the face of Moses for the glory of his countenauce (which glory neverthelesse is done awaye) 8 why shall not the ministracion of the sprete be moche more glorious? 9 For if ye ministringe of condempnacio beglorious: moche more do the the ministracion of rightewesnes excede in glory.
• Gal 3:10 : 10 For as many as are vnder the dedes of the lawe are vnder malediccio. For it is written: cursed is every man yt cotinueth not in all thinges which are writte in ye boke of ye lawe to fulfill the.
• Gal 5:16-17 : 16 I saye walke in the sprete and fulfill not ye lustes of ye flesshe. 17 For ye flesshe lusteth contrary to ye sprete and ye sprete cotrary to ye flesshe. Tese are cotrary one to the other so yt ye canot do that which ye wolde.
• Gal 5:19-21 : 19 The dedes of the flesshe are manyfest whiche are these advoutrie fornicacio vnclenes wantannes 20 ydolatrye witchecraft hatred variaunce zele wrath stryfe sedicion sectes 21 envyinge murther dronkenes glottony and soche lyke: of the which I tell you before as I have tolde you in tyme past that they which comit soche thinges shall not inherite ye kyngdome of God.
• Gal 5:24 : 24 They ye are Christis have crucified the flesshe with the appetites and lustes
• Eph 2:3 : 3 amonge which we also had oure conversacion in tyme past in the lustes of oure flesshe and fullfilled the will of the flesshe and of the mynde: and were naturally the children of wrath even as wel as other.
• Eph 2:11 : 11 Wherfore remeber yt ye beynge in tyme passed getyls in ye flesshe and were called vncircucision to the which are called circucisio in the flesshe which circucision is made by hondes:
• Col 3:5 : 5 Mortifie therfore youre membres which are on the erth fornicacio vnclennes vnnaturall lust evyll cocupiscece and coveteousnes which is worshippynge of ydols:
• Titus 3:3 : 3 For we oure selves also were in tymes past vnwyse disobedient deceaved in daunger to lustes and to diuers maners of volupteousnes livynge in maliciousnes and envie full of hate hatinge one another.
• Jas 1:15 : 15 Then when lust hath coceaved she bringeth forth synne and synne whe it is fynisshed bringeth forthe deeth.
• Jas 2:9-9 : 9 But yf ye regarde one person more then another ye commit synne and are rebuked of the lawe as transgressours. 10 Whosoever shall kepe the whole lawe and yet fayle in one poynt he is gyltie in all.
• Jas 4:1 : 1 From whence commeth warre and fighttynge amonge you: come they not here hence? even of youre volupteousnes that rayne in youre members.
• 1 John 3:4 : 4 Whosover committeth synne committeth vnrighteousnes also for synne is vnrighteousnes.
• Rom 6:19 : 19 I will speake grossly because of the infirmitie of youre flesshe. As ye have geve youre membres servauntes to vnclennes and to iniquitie fro iniquitie vnto iniquitie: even so nowe geve youre membres servantes vnto rightewesnes yt ye maye be sanctified.
• Matt 15:19 : 19 For out of the herte come evyll thoughtis murder breakyng of wedlocke whordo theefte falce witnes berynge blasphemye.
• John 3:6 : 6 That which is boren of the flesshe is flesshe: and that which is boren of the sprete is sprete.
• Rom 1:26 : 26 For this cause god gave them vp vnto shamfull lustes. For even their wemen did chaunge the naturall vse vnto the vnnaturall.
• Rom 3:20 : 20 because that by ye dedes of the lawe shall no flesshe be iustified in the sight of God. For by the lawe commeth the knowledge of synne.
• Rom 4:15 : 15 Because the lawe causeth wrathe. For where no lawe is there is no trasgression.
• Rom 5:20 : 20 But ye lawe in the meane tyme entred in yt synne shuld encreace. Neverthelater where aboundaunce of synne was there was more plenteousnes of grace.