Passage Research
Romans 7 — Sermon Preparation
Paul explores the relationship between the law and sin, and describes the inner conflict between the desire to do good and the power of indwelling sin. Below is a research summary for Romans 7, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Romans 7 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| νόμος | nómos | G3551 | 23 | law |
| ἁμαρτία | hamartía | G266 | 15 | offence, sin |
| κατεργάζομαι | katergázomai | G2716 | 6 | cause, to, perform, work |
| ἐντολή | entolḗ | G1785 | 6 | commandment, precept |
| θέλω | thélō | G2309 | 7 | desire, be disposed, intend, list |
| ἀνήρ | anḗr | G435 | 7 | fellow, husband, man, sir |
| ἀγαθός | agathós | G18 | 5 | benefit, good, well |
How preachers through history handled this text
26 public-domain excerpts on Romans 7, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“This passage does not represent the apostle as one that walked after the flesh, but as one that had it greatly at heart, not to walk so. And if there are those who abuse this passage, as they also do the other Scriptures, to their own destruction, yet serious Christians find cause to bless God for having thus provided for their support and comfort. We are not, because of the abuse of such as are blinded by their own lusts, to find fault with the scripture, or any just and well warranted interpretation of it. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Romans 7:23–30 (Public Domain)
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