- *ei de*
- conditional particle + particle - but if
- *zētountes*
- present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, plural - seeking
- *dikaiōthēnai*
- aorist, passive, infinitive - to be justified
- *en Christō*
- preposition + dative, masculine, singular - in Christ
- *heurethēmen*
- aorist, passive, indicative, 1st person plural - we were found
- *kai autoi*
- conjunction + nominative, masculine, plural - also ourselves
- *hamartōloi*
- nominative, masculine, plural - sinners
- *ara*
- interrogative particle - then/therefore
- *Christos*
- nominative, masculine, singular - Christ
- *hamartias*
- genitive, feminine, singular - of sin
- *diakonos*
- nominative, masculine, singular - servant/minister
- *mē genoito*
- negative + aorist, middle, optative, 3rd person singular - may it not be/God forbid