OET interlinear ROM 7:25

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exclamations

χάρις τῷ Θεῷ διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν

thankfulness_‹be› ¬the ˱to˲_God through Jesus Christ the Lord ˱of˲_us

This sentence is an exclamation that communicates joy. It is the answer to the rhetorical question that Paul asked in the previous verse. Use an exclamation that is natural in your language for communicating joy. Alternate translation: “O, how thankful I am to God through Jesus Christ our Lord!”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

χάρις τῷ Θεῷ διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ Κυρίου ἡμῶν

thankfulness_‹be› ¬the ˱to˲_God through Jesus Christ the Lord ˱of˲_us

Paul is leaving out some of the words that a sentence would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the context. Alternate translation: “Thanks be to God who did this through Jesus Christ our Lord”

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

ἄρα οὖν

consequently therefore

So then indicates that what follows this phrase explains what came before it. So then indicates that what follows in this verse summarizes previous ideas. Here Paul used it regarding the ideas of 7:14–24. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a clearer expression. See how you translated this phrase in 5:18.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rpronouns

αὐτὸς ἐγὼ

myself I

Paul uses the phrase I myself to emphasize the contrast between himself and the sin that causes him to do what he does not want to do. Use a way that is natural in your language to indicate this emphasis. Alternate translation: “it is indeed I who”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

τῷ μὲν νοῒ δουλεύω νόμῳ Θεοῦ; τῇ δὲ σαρκὶ, νόμῳ ἁμαρτίας

¬the ˱with˲_the on_one_hand mind /am/_serving ˱to˲_/the/_law ˱of˲_God ˱with˲_the on_the_other_hand /the/_flesh ˱to˲_/the/_law ˱of˲_sin

Here Paul speaks of the law of God and the law of sin as if they were people whom he could serve. He means that he wants to obey the law of God, but often obeys his desire to sin. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “obey the law of God with the mind, but with the flesh, I obey the law of sin”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

νοῒ

mind

See how you translated mind in 1:28.

Note 7 topic: grammar-collectivenouns

νόμῳ Θεοῦ

˱to˲_/the/_law ˱of˲_God

See how you translated this phrase in 7:22.

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

τῇ δὲ σαρκὶ, νόμῳ ἁμαρτίας

˱with˲_the on_the_other_hand /the/_flesh ˱to˲_/the/_law ˱of˲_sin

Paul is leaving out some of the words that a clause would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply these words from the previous clause. Alternate translation: “but with the flesh, I serve the law of sin”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τῇ & σαρκὶ

˱with˲_the & /the/_flesh

Here Paul uses flesh to refer to his sinful nature. See how you translated the similar phrase in 7:18.

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

νόμῳ ἁμαρτίας

˱to˲_/the/_law ˱to˲_/the/_law ˱of˲_sin

See how you translated the similar phrase in 7:23.