OET interlinear ROM 7:5

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

γὰρ

for

For indicates that what follows this word explains what came before it. For here indicates that what follows in the next two verses explains what Paul said in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a different expression. Alternate translation: “In fact,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἦμεν ἐν τῇ σαρκί

˱we˲_were in the flesh

Here Paul speaks of the flesh as if it were a location that someone could be in. He means his readers used to live according to the desires of their sinful natures. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “we were living according to our sinful natures” or “we were doing whatever we wanted to do”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὰ παθήματα τῶν ἁμαρτιῶν τὰ διὰ τοῦ νόμου ἐνηργεῖτο

the passions ¬the ˱of˲_sins ¬which through the law /was/_working

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of passions, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: “the desire to sin that was through the law was working”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

τὰ διὰ τοῦ νόμου ἐνηργεῖτο

the ¬which through the law /was/_working

Paul is leaving out a word that a clause would need in many languages to be complete. If it would be helpful in your language, you could supply the word from the context. Paul said something similar about the law causing sin to increase in 5:20. Alternate translation: “that were increased through the law were working” or “that were stimulated by the law were working”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

διὰ τοῦ νόμου

through the law

Here, through indicates the means by which the sinful passions increased. Paul means that the law stimulated people’s desire to sin even more. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “by means of the law”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / personification

ἐνηργεῖτο ἐν τοῖς μέλεσιν ἡμῶν

/was/_working in the members ˱of˲_us

Here Paul speaks of the sinful passions are if they were people who could work within someone’s body parts. He means that people’s sinful desires caused them to sin with their bodies. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “were causing us to use our members to sin”

τοῖς μέλεσιν

the members

See how you translated members in 6:13.

Note 7 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

εἰς τὸ καρποφορῆσαι

in_order that /to/_bear_fruit

Here, to introduces a result clause. Use a natural way in your language to indicate result. Alternate translation: “which resulted in producing fruit” or “so that they would produce fruit”

Note 8 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἰς τὸ καρποφορῆσαι τῷ θανάτῳ

in_order that /to/_bear_fruit ¬the ˱to˲_death

Here Paul uses fruit to refer to the result or outcome of someone’s actions. Paul is using fruit differently than how he used it in the previous verse. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “so that the outcome was fruit for death”

Note 9 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τῷ θανάτῳ

¬the ˱to˲_death

See how you translated death in 6:16.

Note 10 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῷ θανάτῳ

¬the ˱to˲_death

Here, death refers to spiritual death, which is eternal punishment in hell that occurs after physical death. See how you translated the same use of death in 6:16.