Romans 7

1 Knowe yee not, brethren, (for I speake to them that knowe the Lawe) that the Lawe hath dominion ouer a man as long as he liueth?

Or are you ignorant, brothers — to those knowing for law I speak — that the law rules over the man for as long as [the] time he is alive?

2 For the woman which is in subiection to a man, is bound by the Lawe to the man, while he liueth: but if the man bee dead, shee is deliuered from the lawe of the man.

The for married woman to the living husband has been bound by law; if however shall die the husband, she has been cleared from the law of the husband.

3 So then, if while the man liueth, she taketh another man, she shalbe called an adulteresse: but if the man be dead, she is free from the Law, so that shee is not an adulteresse, though shee take another man.

Then therefore while is living the husband an adulteress she will be called if she shall become [married] to man another; if however shall die the husband, free she is from the law which not to be her an adulteress having become [married] to man another.

4 So yee, my brethren, are dead also to the Law by ye body of Christ, that ye should be vnto an other, euen vnto him that is raised vp from the dead, that we should bring foorth fruite vnto God.

Likewise, brothers of mine, also you yourselves were put to death to the law through the body of Christ for to belong you to another, to the [One] out from [the] dead having been raised, so that we may bear fruit to God.

5 For when we were in ye flesh, the affections of sinnes, which were by the Law, had force in our members, to bring foorth fruit vnto death.

While for we were in the flesh, the passions of sins that [were] through the law were at work in the members of us to the bringing forth of fruit to death;

6 But now we are deliuered from the Lawe, he being dead in whom we were holden, that we should serue in newnesse of Spirite, and not in the oldnesse of the letter.

Now however we have been released from the law having died to that which we were bound, in order for to serve us in newness of [the] Spirit and not in oldness of [the] letter.

7 What shall we say then? Is the Lawe sinne? God forbid. Nay, I knewe not sinne, but by the Lawe: for I had not knowen lust, except the Lawe had sayd, Thou shalt not lust.

What then will we say? [Is] the law sin? Never would it be! But sin not I have known only except through law; then for covetousness not I had known, only except the law was saying; Not you will covet;

8 But sinne tooke an occasion by ye commandement, and wrought in me all maner of concupiscence: for without the Lawe sinne is dead.

An occasion however having taken sin through the commandment it produced in me myself all covetousness; apart from for [the] Law sin [is] dead;

9 For I once was aliue, without the Law: but when the commandement came, sinne reuiued,

I myself however was alive apart from law once; when was coming however the commandment the sin revived, I myself then died,

10 But I died: and the same commandement which was ordeined vnto life, was found to be vnto me vnto death.

And proved to be me the commandment that [was] to life this to death;

11 For sinne tooke occasion by the commandement, and deceiued me, and thereby slewe me.

The for sin an occasion having taken through the commandment deceived me and through it put [me] to death;

12 Wherefore the Lawe is holy, and that commandement is holy, and iust, and good.

So indeed the law [is] holy and the commandment [is] holy and righteous and good.

13 Was that then which is good, made death vnto me? God forbid: but sinne, that it might appeare sinne, wrought death in me by that which is good, that sinne might be out of measure sinfull by the commandement.

That which then [is] good to me myself (became *N(k)O*) death? Never would it be! But sin, in order that it may be shown as sin, through that which [is] good to me is working out death, so that may become beyond excess sinful sin through the commandment.

14 For we knowe that the Law is spirituall, but I am carnall, solde vnder sinne.

We know for that the Law spiritual is, I myself however (fleshly *N(k)O*) am sold under sin.

15 For I alow not that which I do: for what I would, that do I not: but what I hate, that do I.

What for I do not I understand; not for what I want this I do, but what I hate this I do.

16 If I doe then that which I woulde not, I consent to the Lawe, that it is good.

If now that which not I do want this I do, I consent to the law that [it is] good;

17 Nowe then, it is no more I, that doe it, but sinne that dwelleth in me.

In that case now no longer no longer I myself am doing it but that which (is dwelling *NK(o)*) in me myself sin.

18 For I know, that in me, that is, in my flesh, dwelleth no good thing: for to wil is preset with me: but I find no meanes to perform that which is good.

I know for that nothing dwells in me myself, That is in the flesh of mine, good; for to wish [to do] is present with me, but to do the good not (find. *K*)

19 For I doe not the good thing, which I would, but the euil, which I would not, that do I.

Not for that I desire I do good, but that not I do want evil this I practice.

20 Nowe if I do that I would not, it is no more I that doe it, but the sinne that dwelleth in me.

If now what not I do want (I myself *NK*) this do, no longer no longer I myself who do it but that which is dwelling in me myself sin.

21 I finde then that when I would doe good, I am thus yoked, that euill is present with me.

I find so the principle that which is desiring me myself to do good that me myself evil is present with.

22 For I delite in the Law of God, concerning the inner man:

I delight for in the law of God according to the inward man,

23 But I see another Law in my members, rebelling against the Lawe of my minde, and leading me captiue vnto the lawe of sinne, which is in my members.

I see however another law in the members of mine warring against the law of the mind of mine and making captive me (to *no*) the law of sin which is being in the members of mine.

24 O wretched man that I am, who shall deliuer me from the body of this death!

O wretched I myself [am] man! Who me will deliver out of the body of death this?

25 I thanke God through Iesus Christ our Lord. Then I my selfe in my minde serue the Lawe of God, but in my flesh the lawe of sinne.

(Thanks [be] *N(K)O*) (then *no*) to God through Jesus Christ the Lord of us! Then so myself I myself with the indeed mind serve law of God but [with] the flesh [the] law of sin.