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Version</a></span><br />So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/romans/7.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />But still, the law itself is holy, and its commands are holy and right and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/romans/7.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/romans/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />So indeed, the Law <i>is</i> holy, and the commandment <i>is</i> holy and righteous and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/romans/7.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore the law <i>is</i> holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/romans/7.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Therefore the law <i>is</i> holy, and the commandment holy and just and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/romans/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/romans/7.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/romans/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/romans/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />So, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/romans/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/romans/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/romans/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/romans/7.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/romans/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Still, the Law and its commands are holy and correct and good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/romans/7.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />So that the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/romans/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So Moses' Teachings are holy, and the commandment is holy, right, and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/romans/7.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So then, the Law itself is holy, and the commandment is holy, right, and good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/romans/7.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So then, the Law itself is holy, and the rule is holy, just, and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/romans/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/romans/7.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/romans/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/romans/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So that the Law itself is holy, and the Commandment is holy, just and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/romans/7.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, righteous, and good. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/romans/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />so that the Law, indeed, [is] holy, and the command holy, and righteous, and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/romans/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />So indeed, the Law <i>is</i> holy, and the commandment <i>is</i> holy and righteous and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/romans/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> so that the law, indeed, is holy, and the command holy, and righteous, and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/romans/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Therefore truly the law holy, and the command holy, and just, and good.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/romans/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/romans/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And so, the law itself is indeed holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/romans/7.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />So then the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/romans/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/romans/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore the law is holy and the commandment holy, and just, and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />The Written Law therefore is holy and the commandment is holy, just and good.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/romans/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />Therefore, the law is holy, and the commandment, holy and just and good.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/romans/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />So the law is indeed holy, and the commandment holy, and righteous, and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/romans/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />So then the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.<CM><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/romans/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />wherefore the law is holy; and the commandment holy, and just, and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/romans/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />So that the Law itself is holy, and the Commandment is holy, just and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/romans/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />So that the law <i>is</i> holy, and the command <i>is</i> holy and righteous and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/romans/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />So that the law is holy; and the commandment holy, and just, and good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/romans/7-12.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=1660" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/romans/7.htm">God's Law is Holy</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">11</span>For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/5620.htm" title="5620: Hōste (Conj) -- So that, therefore, so then, so as to. From hos and te; so too, i.e. Thus therefore.">So</a> <a href="/greek/3303.htm" title="3303: men (Conj) -- A primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession; usually followed by a contrasted clause with de.">then,</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/3551.htm" title="3551: nomos (N-NMS) -- From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.">law is</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: hagios (Adj-NMS) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">holy,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1785.htm" title="1785: entolē (N-NFS) -- An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.">commandment is</a> <a href="/greek/40.htm" title="40: hagia (Adj-NFS) -- Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.">holy,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1342.htm" title="1342: dikaia (Adj-NFS) -- From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy.">righteous,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/18.htm" title="18: agathē (Adj-NFS) -- A primary word; good.">good.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">13</span>Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/19-7.htm">Psalm 19:7-8</a></span><br />The Law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of the LORD is trustworthy, making wise the simple. / The precepts of the LORD are right, bringing joy to the heart; the commandments of the LORD are radiant, giving light to the eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-17.htm">Matthew 5:17-18</a></span><br />Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them. / For I tell you truly, until heaven and earth pass away, not a single jot, not a stroke of a pen, will disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-21.htm">Galatians 3:21</a></span><br />Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/1-8.htm">1 Timothy 1:8</a></span><br />Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-25.htm">James 1:25</a></span><br />But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-97.htm">Psalm 119:97-104</a></span><br />Oh, how I love Your law! All day long it is my meditation. / Your commandments make me wiser than my enemies, for they are always with me. / I have more insight than all my teachers, for Your testimonies are my meditation. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/3-7.htm">2 Corinthians 3:7-11</a></span><br />Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory, / will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? / For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness! ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/8-10.htm">Hebrews 8:10</a></span><br />For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/4-8.htm">Deuteronomy 4:8</a></span><br />And what nation is great enough to have righteous statutes and ordinances like this entire law I set before you today?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-142.htm">Psalm 119:142</a></span><br />Your righteousness is everlasting and Your law is true.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-24.htm">Galatians 3:24</a></span><br />So the law became our guardian to lead us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-36.htm">Matthew 22:36-40</a></span><br />“Teacher, which commandment is the greatest in the Law?” / Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’ / This is the first and greatest commandment. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/119-160.htm">Psalm 119:160</a></span><br />The entirety of Your word is truth, and all Your righteous judgments endure forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/5-3.htm">1 John 5:3</a></span><br />For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments. And His commandments are not burdensome,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-11.htm">Ezekiel 20:11</a></span><br />And I gave them My statutes and made known to them My ordinances—for the man who does these things will live by them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Why the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.</p><p class="hdg">the law.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/7-14.htm">Romans 7:14</a></b></br> For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/3-31.htm">Romans 3:31</a></b></br> Do we then make void the law through faith? God forbid: yea, we establish the law.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/12-2.htm">Romans 12:2</a></b></br> And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what <i>is</i> that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.</p><p class="hdg">the commandment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/7-7.htm">Romans 7:7</a></b></br> What shall we say then? <i>Is</i> 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.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/7-11.htm">Command</a> <a href="/romans/7-11.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/romans/5-7.htm">Good</a> <a href="/romans/6-22.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/romans/7-7.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/romans/7-10.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/romans/7-11.htm">Law</a> <a href="/romans/7-9.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/romans/5-19.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/romans/5-7.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/romans/7-4.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/romans/13-9.htm">Command</a> <a href="/romans/7-13.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/romans/7-13.htm">Good</a> <a href="/romans/8-36.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/romans/7-13.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/romans/8-7.htm">Itself</a> <a href="/romans/7-14.htm">Law</a> <a href="/romans/7-13.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/romans/8-4.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/romans/9-14.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/romans/9-32.htm">Wherefore</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 7</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/7-1.htm">No law has power over a man longer than he lives.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/7-4.htm">But we are dead to the law.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/7-7.htm">Yet is not the law sin;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/7-12.htm">but holy, just and good;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/romans/7-16.htm">as I acknowledge, who am grieved because I cannot keep it.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/romans/7.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>So then</b><br />This phrase serves as a conclusion or summation of the preceding arguments. In the context of <a href="/romans/7.htm">Romans 7</a>, Paul has been discussing the relationship between the law and sin. The Greek word used here, "ὥστε" (hōste), indicates a logical conclusion. It suggests that what follows is a definitive statement based on the previous discourse. Paul is emphasizing that despite the struggles with sin, the law itself remains unblemished and divine.<p><b>the law</b><br />The term "law" (Greek: "νόμος," nomos) refers to the Mosaic Law given to Israel. In a broader sense, it encompasses God's commandments and instructions. Historically, the law was central to Jewish life and identity, serving as a guide for moral and spiritual conduct. Paul acknowledges the law's divine origin and its role in revealing God's standards of holiness.<p><b>is holy</b><br />The word "holy" (Greek: "ἅγιος," hagios) signifies something set apart for a sacred purpose. The law is not merely a set of rules but is consecrated and reflects God's holy nature. In the conservative Christian perspective, this underscores the belief that the law is inherently good and serves a divine purpose, even if humanity struggles to uphold it.<p><b>and the commandment</b><br />Here, "commandment" (Greek: "ἐντολή," entolē) refers to specific directives within the law. Each commandment is a reflection of God's will and character. The use of the singular form may emphasize the unity and coherence of God's instructions, suggesting that each commandment is an integral part of the whole law.<p><b>is holy</b><br />Reiterating the holiness of the commandment reinforces its divine origin and purpose. It is not only the law in its entirety that is holy, but each individual commandment carries the same sacredness. This repetition serves to emphasize the purity and sanctity of God's instructions.<p><b>righteous</b><br />The term "righteous" (Greek: "δίκαιος," dikaios) denotes justice and moral correctness. The law and its commandments are not arbitrary; they are just and fair, reflecting God's perfect justice. In a historical context, the law provided a standard of righteousness for the Israelites, guiding them in their relationship with God and others.<p><b>and good</b><br />The word "good" (Greek: "ἀγαθός," agathos) implies beneficial, noble, and morally excellent. The law is not only just but also beneficial for those who follow it. It is designed for the well-being of humanity, leading to a life that aligns with God's will. From a conservative Christian viewpoint, this affirms that the law is a gift from God, intended to guide believers toward a holy and fulfilling life.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(12) <span class= "bld">Wherefore.</span>--This word introduces a conclusion, not from the verse immediately preceding, but from the whole of the last five verses. The Apostle glances back for a moment over the course of his argument.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/romans/7.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 12, 13.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">So that the Law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good. Has then that which is good become death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, through that which is good working death unto me; that sin might become exceeding sinful through the commandment</span>. The question of ver. 7, "Is the Law sin?" has now been answered so far as this - that, far from being so, the commandment was in itself "unto life" (cf. <a href="/leviticus/18-5.htm">Leviticus 18:5</a>; <a href="/romans/10-5.htm">Romans 10:5</a>), only that sin took occasion by it, and so got power to slay. But still it would appear that law was ultimately the cause of death. Was, then, its purpose and effect, after all, deadly? for, though not <span class="accented">sin</span>, it seems to have been <span class="accented">death to</span> us. No, it is replied; away with the thought! Its effect was only to reveal sin in its true light; it was only an Ithuriel's spear ('Par. Lost,' bk. 4.),bringing out and exposing the deadly thing that before was latent. And (as is elsewhere set forth in pursuance of the line of thought) its effect in the end was really "unto life;" for its awakening of the sense of sin, and of a craving for redemption from it, was the necessary preparation for such redemption (cf. <a href="/galatians/3-19.htm">Galatians 3:19</a>, <span class="accented">seq.</span>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/romans/7-12.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">So</span><br /><span class="grk">Ὥστε</span> <span class="translit">(Hōste)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5620.htm">Strong's 5620: </a> </span><span class="str2">So that, therefore, so then, so as to. From hos and te; so too, i.e. Thus therefore.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">then,</span><br /><span class="grk">μὲν</span> <span class="translit">(men)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3303.htm">Strong's 3303: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary particle; properly, indicative of affirmation or concession; usually followed by a contrasted clause with de.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ὁ</span> <span class="translit">(ho)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Law [is]</span><br /><span class="grk">νόμος</span> <span class="translit">(nomos)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3551.htm">Strong's 3551: </a> </span><span class="str2">From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">holy,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἅγιος</span> <span class="translit">(hagios)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> </span><span class="str2">Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">the</span><br /><span class="grk">ἡ</span> <span class="translit">(hē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">commandment [is]</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐντολὴ</span> <span class="translit">(entolē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1785.htm">Strong's 1785: </a> </span><span class="str2">An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">holy,</span><br /><span class="grk">ἁγία</span> <span class="translit">(hagia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_40.htm">Strong's 40: </a> </span><span class="str2">Set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred. From hagos; sacred.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">righteous,</span><br /><span class="grk">δικαία</span> <span class="translit">(dikaia)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_1342.htm">Strong's 1342: </a> </span><span class="str2">From dike; equitable; by implication, innocent, holy.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">good.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀγαθή</span> <span class="translit">(agathē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_18.htm">Strong's 18: </a> </span><span class="str2">A primary word; 'good'.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/romans/7-12.htm">Romans 7:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/romans/7-12.htm">Romans 7:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/romans/7-12.htm">Romans 7:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/romans/7-12.htm">Romans 7:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/romans/7-12.htm">Romans 7:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/romans/7-12.htm">Romans 7:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/romans/7-12.htm">Romans 7:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/romans/7-12.htm">Romans 7:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/romans/7-12.htm">Romans 7:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/romans/7-12.htm">Romans 7:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/romans/7-12.htm">NT Letters: Romans 7:12 Therefore the law indeed is holy (Rom. 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