Romans 7:5
“For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.”
Romans 7:5 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members, to bring forth fruit unto death.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were through the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
- DARBYDarby
- For when we were in the flesh the passions of sins, which were by the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit to death;
- WEBThe World English Bible
- For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were through the law, worked in our members to bring forth fruit to death.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- for when we were in the flesh, the passions of the sins, that are through the law, were working in our members, to bear fruit to the death;
- BPVBiblePics Version
- For when we were in the flesh, the sinful desires stirred up by the law were at work in our bodies, producing fruit that leads to death.
Context: Romans 7
3So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
4Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
5For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.
6But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
7What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
About Romans 7: The Law and Sin
Paul teaches that people still struggle with sin even after being saved, but that through the help of the Holy Spirit, they can overcome it.
Commentary
Romans 7 is a chapter that speaks to the struggle between the law and the spirit. Paul is addressing the issue of how the law can be used to bring about righteousness, but how it can also be used to bring about sin. He explains that the law is good, but it can be used to bring about death if it is not followed properly. He then goes on to explain that the spirit is what brings about life, and that it is through the spirit that we can be made righteous.