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Matseijomnaˈ jaa chaˈcwijom tsˈaⁿ na jnda̱ toco

ˈO nnˈaⁿya na cwilaˈyuˈyoˈ ñˈeⁿ Cristo, manquiuˈyoˈ chiuu waa na matsa̱ˈntjom ljeii na tquiaa Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom nnom Moisés, na juu ljeiiˈñeeⁿ taxoqueⁿtinaˈ xjeⁿ tsˈaⁿ na jnda̱ tueˈ. Ee matseijomnaˈ chaˈxjeⁿ cwii yuscu na jnda̱ toco, matseityeⁿ ljeii jom ñequio saaⁿˈaⁿ yocheⁿ na wandoˈ. Sa̱a̱ xeⁿ nncueˈ quia joˈ cwindyaañê lˈo̱ ljeii ˈnaaⁿna. Joˈ chii xeⁿ ndicwaⁿ wandoˈ saaⁿˈaⁿ ndoˈ nncˈo̱o̱ⁿ ˈndyoo cwiicheⁿ tsaⁿsˈa quia joˈ matsonaˈ na jom yuscu na cweˈ mˈaaⁿya ñˈeⁿ tsaⁿsˈaˈñeeⁿ. Sa̱a̱ xeⁿ na jnda̱ tueˈ saaⁿˈaⁿ quia joˈ wanaaⁿ na nncoconnaaⁿˈaⁿ ndoˈ xocatsonaˈ na cweˈ mˈaaⁿyaaⁿ ñˈeⁿ tsaⁿˈñeeⁿ.

Joˈ chii ˈo nnˈaⁿya na cwilaˈyuˈyoˈ, mati ˈo cwiluiindyoˈ lˈoo cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ ljeii na matsa̱ˈntjomnaˈ na tqueⁿ Moisés ncˈe tsˈoomˈnaaⁿ tyˈioom nnˈaⁿ Cristo, cha na nnda̱a̱ nlaˈxmaⁿˈyoˈ cwentaaˈ cwiicheⁿ, manqueⁿ na wandoˈxcoom jnda̱ na tueeⁿˈeⁿ. Maluaaˈ waa cha nnda̱a̱ nleilˈueeˈñê ˈo. Ee quia na ñetˈo̱o̱ⁿya xjeⁿ ˈnaaⁿˈ na teincoondyo̱ na nnˈaⁿ jnaⁿ jaa, ljeiiˈñeeⁿ tyotseilcwiiˈñenaˈ nda̱a̱ya na cwilˈaaya chaˈtso nnom natia na queeⁿ tsˈom seiiˈa, joˈ na tjachuunaˈ jaa na nntsuundyo̱. Sa̱a̱ jeˈ jeˈ jnda̱ tja̱a̱ya cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ ljeii na ñetqueⁿnaˈ xjeⁿ jaa, joˈ chii jeˈ mamˈaⁿcandyaandyo̱ na nndya̱ˈntjo̱o̱ⁿya nnom Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom ncˈe cwitando̱o̱ˈxco̱o̱ya na mˈaaⁿya nacje ˈnaaⁿˈ Espíritu, tachii cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ ñˈoom tquiee na ñesa̱ˈntjom.

Jnaⁿ ñeˈqueⁿnaˈ xjeⁿ ˈnaaⁿˈnaˈ ja

Quia joˈ ¿chiuu nlˈuuyo̱o̱ya jeˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿ ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés, aa jnaⁿ matseixmaⁿnaˈ? Meiⁿchjoo nchii joˈ ee xeⁿ nchii juunaˈ, xocatseiˈno̱ⁿˈa na ticatsa̱ˈntjomnaˈ na matseiqueeⁿ tsˈo̱o̱ⁿ ˈnaaⁿˈ cwiicheⁿ tsˈaⁿ hasta quia ljeiya na tso ljeiiˈñeeⁿ: “Tintseiqueeⁿ tsˈomˈ ˈnaaⁿˈ xˈiaˈ”. Sa̱a̱ juu ljeiiˈñeeⁿ teilˈueeˈñe jnaⁿ na sˈaanaˈ na tyotseiqueeⁿnaˈ tsˈo̱o̱ⁿ jndye nnom natia. Ee yuu na ticuaa ljeiiˈñeeⁿ mˈaaⁿ tsˈooñe jnaⁿ. Tyowaa xjeⁿ na tîcaljeii chiuu matsa̱ˈntjom ljeii na tqueⁿ Moisés, xjeⁿˈñeeⁿ tîcatseiˈndaaˈnaˈ ntyjiiya na ñeseitjo̱o̱ndyo̱ nnomnaˈ, sa̱a̱ quia na seiˈno̱ⁿˈa chiuu matsa̱ˈntjomnaˈ, quia joˈ ljeiya na wandoˈ jnaⁿ, na wjaañˈoomnaˈ ja na ntsuundyo̱. 10 Ndoˈ juu ljeiiˈñeeⁿ na tsˈiaaⁿˈnaˈ na nñequiaanaˈ na nndaya na ticantycwii na wando̱ˈa, teijndaaˈyuu na nntsuundyo̱ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈnaˈ. 11 Ee juu jnaⁿ teilˈueeˈñenaˈ ljeiiˈñeeⁿ na tquiuˈnnˈaⁿnaˈ ja ndoˈ tqueⁿnaˈ na nntsuundyo̱.

12 Joˈ chii nquii ljeiiˈñeeⁿ ljuˈ cwiluiiñenaˈ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈnaˈ, ndoˈ ñˈoom na matsa̱ˈntjom cwiluiiñenaˈ na ljuˈ, mati xcwe ndoˈ jeeⁿ yanaˈ. 13 Quia joˈ ¿aa ñeˈcatsonaˈ na ljeii na cwiluiiñe na yanaˈ tjañˈoomnaˈ ja na nntsuundyo̱? Meiⁿchjoo nchii ljoˈ. Juu jnaⁿ na waanaˈ quiiˈ tsˈo̱o̱ⁿ, seijndaaˈñenaˈ na nntsuundyo̱ ndoˈ tˈmo̱ⁿ jndaaˈñenaˈ na jnaⁿ joˈ, juu joˈ teilˈueeˈñenaˈ cwii na jeeⁿ ya ndoˈ laaˈti waa na juu ñˈoom na matsa̱ˈntjomnaˈ tˈmo̱ⁿnaˈ na jeeⁿ tia tseixmaⁿ jnaⁿ.

14 Manquiuuya na tquiaa Espíritu ljeii na matsa̱ˈntjomnaˈ. Sa̱a̱ ncˈe na tsˈaⁿ ja matseijomnaˈ cantyja ˈnaⁿya na cwiluiindyo̱ tsˈaⁿ na seijnda jnaⁿ, na tyeⁿ mandiˈntjo̱ⁿya nnomnaˈ. 15 Tileicatseiˈno̱ⁿˈa chiuu na matjo̱ⁿya na tileicatsˈaaya ljoˈ na ñeˈcatsˈaa, yacheⁿ matsˈaayo̱ya majoˈto ljoˈ na jeeⁿ jndo̱ya. 16 Sa̱a̱ quia na matsˈaa yuu na tiñeˈcatsˈaa, matseiˈno̱ⁿˈa na jeeⁿ ya juu ljeii na matsa̱ˈntjomnaˈ. 17 Ndoˈ na ljoˈ, maˈmo̱ⁿnaˈ na nchii nnco̱ matsˈaa. Juu jnaⁿ na mˈaaⁿ naquiiˈ tsˈo̱o̱ⁿ machˈeenaˈ na ljoˈ. 18 Ndoˈ ntyjiiya ncˈe na tsˈaⁿ ja, tjaaˈnaⁿ cwii na matseixmaⁿya na ntsˈaa yuu na ya. Lˈue tsˈo̱o̱ⁿ na nntsˈaa yuu na ya sa̱a̱ leicanda̱a̱ nntsˈaa. 19 Juu na ya na ñeˈcatsˈaa, ticatsˈaa joˈ, ñequiiˈcheⁿ natia na tiñeˈcatsˈaa, juu joˈ matsˈaa. 20 Quia joˈ xeⁿ juu na tiñeˈcatsˈaa matsˈaa, nchii mannco̱tya̱ matsˈaa joˈ. Juu jnaⁿ na mˈaaⁿ quiiˈ tsˈo̱o̱ⁿ, juunaˈ machˈeenaˈ na ljoˈ.

21 Joˈ chii luaa waa na maljeiya cantyja ˈnaⁿya. Quia na matseijndo̱ na nntsˈaa yuu na ya na lˈue tsˈo̱o̱ⁿ, yacheⁿ maljeiya na mˈaaⁿ natia naquiiˈ tsˈo̱o̱ⁿ. 22 Ee nnco̱ jeeⁿ neiⁿncooˈ ntyjii ljeii ˈnaaⁿˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na tquiaaⁿ nnom Moisés, 23 sa̱a̱ maqua̱ⁿ cwenta naquiiˈ seiiˈa mˈaaⁿ cwii na matseiweñe nacjooˈ juu na mˈaaⁿˈ tsˈo̱o̱ⁿ na maˈmo̱ⁿnaˈ na catsˈaa, majuu jnaⁿ na matsa̱ˈntjomnaˈ seiiˈa, na maleiñˈoomnaˈ ja pra̱so.

24 Jeeⁿ ndyaˈ ntyˈiaaˈndyo̱. ¿ˈÑeeⁿ nnda̱a̱ nntseicandyaañe ja ñequio seiiˈa na wjaañˈoomnaˈ ja na nntsuundyo̱? 25 Jeeⁿ ndyaˈ quianlˈuaaˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na macanda̱ jom nnda̱a̱ nncwjiˈnˈmaaⁿñê ja ncˈe Taya Jesucristo. Jeˈ jeˈ matseiˈno̱ⁿˈa na tseixmaⁿya na cjuˈndyo̱ cja̱ jo nnom ljeii ˈnaaⁿˈ Tyˈo̱o̱tsˈom na matsa̱ˈntjomnaˈ. Sa̱a̱ cantyja ˈnaaⁿˈ na tsˈaⁿ jnaⁿ ja ndicwaⁿ mˈaaⁿya nacje ˈnaaⁿˈ jnaⁿ.

Released From the Law, Bound to Christ

Do you not know, brothers and sisters(A)—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law has authority over someone only as long as that person lives? For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him.(B) So then, if she has sexual relations with another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress.(C) But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.

So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law(D) through the body of Christ,(E) that you might belong to another,(F) to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. For when we were in the realm of the flesh,[a](G) the sinful passions aroused by the law(H) were at work in us,(I) so that we bore fruit for death.(J) But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law(K) so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.(L)

The Law and Sin

What shall we say, then?(M) Is the law sinful? Certainly not!(N) Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law.(O) For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”[b](P) But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment,(Q) produced in me every kind of coveting. For apart from the law, sin was dead.(R) Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. 10 I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life(S) actually brought death. 11 For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment,(T) deceived me,(U) and through the commandment put me to death. 12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.(V)

13 Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! Nevertheless, in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it used what is good(W) to bring about my death,(X) so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.

14 We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual,(Y) sold(Z) as a slave to sin.(AA) 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.(AB) 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good.(AC) 17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.(AD) 18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[c](AE) For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.(AF) 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.(AG)

21 So I find this law at work:(AH) Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being(AI) I delight in God’s law;(AJ) 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war(AK) against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin(AL) at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?(AM) 25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!(AN)

So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law,(AO) but in my sinful nature[d] a slave to the law of sin.(AP)

Footnotes

  1. Romans 7:5 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
  2. Romans 7:7 Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21
  3. Romans 7:18 Or my flesh
  4. Romans 7:25 Or in the flesh

Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?

For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

So 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.

Wherefore, 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.

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.

But 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.

What 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.

But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.

11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.

12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

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

16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.

17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.

19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:

23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

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

25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.