- *Nyni*
- temporal adverb - now
- *de*
- conjunction - but/and
- *katērgēthēmen*
- aorist passive indicative, 1st person plural - we were released/discharged
- *apo tou nomou*
- genitive, masculine, singular - from the law
- *apothanontes*
- aorist active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - having died
- *en hō*
- relative clause - in which
- *kateichometha*
- imperfect passive indicative, 1st person plural - we were being held/restrained
- *hōste*
- conjunction - so that/with the result that
- *douleuein hēmas*
- present infinitive with accusative subject - for us to serve
- *en kainotēti*
- dative, feminine, singular - in newness
- *pneumatos*
- genitive, neuter, singular - of spirit
- *kai ou*
- conjunction + negative - and not
- *palaiotēti*
- dative, feminine, singular - in oldness
- *grammatos*
- genitive, neuter, singular - of letter/writing