God & Savior

Romans 8:3

For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful man, as an offering for sin. He thus condemned sin in the flesh,
Romans 8:3
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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)

τὸ γὰρ ἀδύνατον τοῦ νόμου, ἐν ᾧ ἠσθένει διὰ τῆς σαρκός, ὁ θεὸς τὸν ἑαυτοῦ υἱὸν πέμψας ἐν ὁμοιώματι σαρκὸς ἁμαρτίας καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας κατέκρινεν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἐν τῇ σαρκί,

  1. τὸto“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. γὰρgar“For”
    Conjunction · from γάρ · “for” · Strong's G1063
  3. ἀδύνατονadunaton“powerless [being]”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, neuter · from ἀδύνατος · “unable” · Strong's G0102
  4. τοῦtou“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  5. νόμου,nomou“law,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, masculine · from νόμος · “law” · Strong's G3551
  6. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  7. ᾧhō“that”
    Relative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  8. ἠσθένειēsthenei“it was weak”
    Verb, imperfect, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from ἀσθενέω · “be weak” · Strong's G0770G
  9. διὰdia“through”
    Preposition · from διά · “through/because of” · Strong's G1223
  10. τῆςtēs“the”
    Article, genitive, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  11. σαρκός,sarkos“flesh,”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from σάρξ · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
  12. ὁho“<the>”
    Article, nominative, singular, masculine · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  13. θεὸςtheos“God”
    Noun, nominative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  14. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  15. ἑαυτοῦhe'autou“His own”
    Reflexive pronoun, 3rd person, genitive, singular, masculine · “my/your/him-self” · Strong's G1438
  16. υἱὸνhuion“Son”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from υἱός · “son” · Strong's G5207
  17. πέμψαςpempsas“having sent”
    Verb, aorist, active, participle, nominative, singular, masculine · from πέμπω · “to send” · Strong's G3992
  18. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  19. ὁμοιώματιhomoiōmati“likeness”
    Noun, dative, singular, neuter · from ὁμοίωμα · “likeness” · Strong's G3667
  20. σαρκὸςsarkos“of flesh”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from σάρξ · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
  21. ἁμαρτίαςhamartias“of sin”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἁμαρτία · “sin” · Strong's G0266
  22. καὶkai“and”
    Conjunction · from καί · “and” · Strong's G2532
  23. περὶperi“for”
    Preposition · from περί · “about” · Strong's G4012
  24. ἁμαρτίαςhamartias“sin”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἁμαρτία · “sin” · Strong's G0266
  25. κατέκρινενkatekrinen“condemned”
    Verb, aorist, active, indicative, 3rd person singular · from κατακρίνω · “to condemn” · Strong's G2632
  26. τὴνtēn“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  27. ἁμαρτίανhamartian“sin”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἁμαρτία · “sin” · Strong's G0266
  28. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  29. τῇtēa“the”
    Article, dative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  30. σαρκί,sarki“flesh,”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from σάρξ · “flesh” · Strong's G4561
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)