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Romans 7:23

But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.
Romans 7:23
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

βλέπω δὲ ἕτερον νόμον ἐν τοῖς μέλεσίν μου ἀντιστρατευόμενον τῷ νόμῳ τοῦ νοός μου καὶ αἰχμαλωτίζοντά με ἐν τῷ νόμῳ τῆς ἁμαρτίας τῷ ὄντι ἐν τοῖς μέλεσίν μου.

  1. βλέπωblepō“I see”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 1st person singular · “to see” · Strong's G0991
  2. δὲde“however”
    Conjunction · from δέ · “but/and” · Strong's G1161
  3. ἕτερονheteron“another”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἕτερος · “other” · Strong's G2087
  4. νόμονnomon“law”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
  5. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  6. τοῖςtois“the”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  7. μέλεσίνmelesin“members”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from μέλος · “member” · Strong's G3196
  8. μουmou“of mine”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  9. ἀντιστρατευόμενονantistrateuomenon“warring against”
    Verb, present, middle or passive (deponent), participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from ἀντιστρατεύομαι · “to wage war against” · Strong's G0497
  10. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. νόμῳnomō“law”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
  12. τοῦtou“of the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. νοόςnoos“mind”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from νοῦς · “mind” · Strong's G3563
  14. μουmou“of mine”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  15. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  16. αἰχμαλωτίζοντάaichmalōtizonta“making captive”
    Verb, present, active, participle, accusative, singular, masculine · from αἰχμαλωτίζω · “to capture” · Strong's G0163
  17. μεme“me”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, accusative, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  18. ἐνen“to”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  19. τῷtō“the”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  20. νόμῳnomō“law”
    Noun, dative, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
  21. τῆςtēs“<the>”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  22. ἁμαρτίαςhamartias“of sin”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἁμαρτία · “sin” · Strong's G0266
  23. τῷtō“which”
    Article, dative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  24. ὄντιonti“is being”
    Verb, present, active, participle, dative, singular, masculine · from εἰμί · “to be” · Strong's G1510
  25. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  26. τοῖςtois“the”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  27. μέλεσίνmelesin“members”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from μέλος · “member” · Strong's G3196
  28. μου.mou“of mine.”
    Personal pronoun, 1st person, genitive, singular · from ἐγώ · “I/we” · Strong's G3165
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)