Verse List for ROM 8:3

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OET (OET-RV) The law was powerless in that it was faltering through our bodies. God sent his son in a body just like our sinful bodies, and concerning sin, he condemned sin itself in the body,

OET-LV For/Because the powerless is of _the law, in that it _was _faltering through the flesh, the god the of _himself the_son having _sent, in the_likeness of _flesh sin, and concerning sin, condemned the sin in the flesh,

ULT For what the law, was unable, to do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, did, having sent his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for the sake of sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,

UST Indeed, God accomplished what the laws he gave the Jews could not accomplish, because they could not prevent people from living sinfully. Through the crucifying of his Son’s body, God removed how sinning controls people. He did this by sending his own Son Jesus to the world in a human body that was like the bodies of sinful people. God sent his Son in order to remove that which causes man to sin.

BSB & MSB For what the law was powerless to do in that it was weakened by the flesh, God [did] by sending His [own] Son in [the] likeness of sinful man, [ as an offering ] for sin.[fn] He [thus] condemned sin in the flesh,

BLB For of the Law being powerless in that it was weak through the flesh, God, having sent His Son in likeness of sin of flesh and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh,

AICNT For what was impossible for the law, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh,

OEB What Law could not do, in so far as our earthly nature weakened its action, God did, by sending his own Son, with a nature resembling our sinful nature, to atone for sin. He condemned sin in that earthly nature,

WEBBE & WMBB For what the law couldn’t do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,

NET For God achieved what the law could not do because it was weakened through the flesh. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,

LSV for what the Law was not able to do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, His own Son having sent in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh,

FBV What the law couldn't do because it was powerless due to our sinful nature,[fn] God was able to do! By sending his own Son in human form, God dealt with the whole problem of sin[fn] and destroyed sin's power in our sinful human nature.

TCNT For what the law was powerless to do, since it was weak through the flesh, God has done. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,

T4T What we could not do by trying to obey the laws of God [PRS], because our self-directed nature was too weak to obey them, God did. He sent his own Son into the world in order that his Son might atone for our sin. His Son came having a body (OR, human nature) that was like the body (OR, the human nature) of us people who sin. By sending his Son in this way, he condemned and punished his Son, who never sinned, instead of punishing us, who sinned [MTY]. He did that by making his Son’s body a sacrifice (OR, by causing his Son’s body to suffer/die) for all our sin.

LEB For what was impossible for the law, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did. By[fn] sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and concerning sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,

BBE For what the law was not able to do because it was feeble through the flesh, God, sending his Son in the image of the evil flesh, and as an offering for sin, gave his decision against sin in the flesh:

Moff For God has done what the Law, weakened here by the flesh, could not do; by sending his own Son in the guise of sinful flesh, to deal with sin, he condemned sin in the flesh,

Wymth For what was impossible to the Law—powerless as it was because it acted through frail humanity—God effected. Sending His own Son in a body like that of sinful human nature and as a sacrifice for sin, He pronounced sentence upon sin in human nature;

ASV For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

DRA For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh; God sending his own Son, in the likeness of sinful flesh and of sin, hath condemned sin in the flesh;

YLT for what the law was not able to do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, His own Son having sent in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, did condemn the sin in the flesh,

Drby For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, [fn]God, having sent his own Son, in likeness of flesh of sin, and for sin, has condemned sin in the flesh,

RV For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and as an offering for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

SLT For the impossibility of the law, in that it was weak by the flesh, God having sent his own Son in the likeness of the flesh of sin, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

Wbstr For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

KJB-1769 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh:

KJB-1611 For what the law could not doe, in that it was weake through the flesh, God sending his owne Sonne, in the likenesse of sinnefull flesh, and [fn]for sinne condemned sinne in the flesh:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

Bshps For what the lawe coulde not do, in as much as it was weake through the fleshe, God sendyng his owne sonne, in the similitude of sinfull fleshe, euen by sinne, condempned sinne in the fleshe:
(For what the law could not do, in as much as it was weak through the flesh, God sending his own son, in the similitude of sinful flesh, even by sin, condemned sin in the flesh:)

Gnva For (that that was impossible to ye Lawe, in as much as it was weake, because of ye flesh) God sending his owne Sonne, in ye similitude of sinful flesh, and for sinne, condened sinne in the flesh,
(For (that that was impossible to ye/you_all Law, in as much as it was weak, because of ye/you_all flesh) God sending his own Son, in ye/you_all similitude of sinful flesh, and for sin, condened sin in the flesh,)

Cvdl For what vnpossible was vnto ye lawe (in as moch as it was weake because of the flesh) yt perfourmed God, & sent his sonne in ye similitude of synfull flesh,
(For what impossible was unto ye/you_all law (in as much as it was weak because of the flesh) it performed God, and sent his son in ye/you_all similitude of sinful flesh,)

TNT For what the lawe coulde not doo in as moche it was weake because of the flesshe: that performed God and sent his sonne in the similitude of synfull flesshe and by synne daned synne in the flesshe:
(For what the law could not do in as much it was weak because of the flesh: that performed God and sent his son in the similitude of sinful flesh and by sin daned sin in the flesh:)

Wycl For that that was vnpossible to the lawe, in what thing it was sijk bi flesch, God sente his sone in to the licknesse of fleisch of synne, and of synne dampnede synne in fleisch;
(For that that was impossible to the law, in what thing it was sick by flesh, God sent his son in to the likeness of flesh of sin, and of sin damned/condemned sin in flesh;)

Luth Denn was dem Gesetz unmöglich war (sintemal es durch das Fleisch geschwächet ward), das tat GOtt und sandte seinen Sohn in der Gestalt des sündlichen Fleisches und verdammte die Sünde im Fleisch durch Sünde,
(Because what/which to_him law impossible what/which (sintemal it through the flesh geschwächet ward), the did God and sent his son in the/of_the shape(n) the sinfuln meats and damn/condemn the sin(n) in_the flesh through sin(n),)

ClVg Nam quod impossibile erat legi, in quo infirmabatur per carnem: Deus Filium suum mittens in similitudinem carnis peccati et de peccato, damnavit peccatum in carne,[fn]
(For/Surely that impossible was I_read, in/into/on where weakbatur through the_flesh: God Son his_own sending in/into/on similarity of_flesh of_sin and from/about sin, condemned sin/transgression in/into/on flesh/meat,)

SR-GNT Τὸ γὰρ ἀδύνατον τοῦ νόμου, ἐν ᾧ ἠσθένει διὰ τῆς σαρκός, ὁ ˚Θεὸς τὸν ἑαυτοῦ Υἱὸν πέμψας, ἐν ὁμοιώματι σαρκὸς ἁμαρτίας, καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας, κατέκρινεν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἐν τῇ σαρκί, ‡

UGNT τὸ γὰρ ἀδύνατον τοῦ νόμου, ἐν ᾧ ἠσθένει διὰ τῆς σαρκός, ὁ Θεὸς τὸν ἑαυτοῦ Υἱὸν πέμψας, ἐν ὁμοιώματι σαρκὸς ἁμαρτίας, καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας, κατέκρινε τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἐν τῇ σαρκί,

SBL-GNT τὸ γὰρ ἀδύνατον τοῦ νόμου, ἐν ᾧ ἠσθένει διὰ τῆς σαρκός, ὁ θεὸς τὸν ἑαυτοῦ υἱὸν πέμψας ἐν ὁμοιώματι σαρκὸς ἁμαρτίας καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας κατέκρινε τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἐν τῇ σαρκί,

RP-GNT Τὸ γὰρ ἀδύνατον τοῦ νόμου, ἐν ᾧ ἠσθένει διὰ τῆς σαρκός, ὁ θεὸς τὸν ἑαυτοῦ υἱὸν πέμψας ἐν ὁμοιώματι σαρκὸς ἁμαρτίας καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας κατέκρινεν τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἐν τῇ σαρκί·

TC-GNT τὸ γὰρ ἀδύνατον τοῦ νόμου, ἐν ᾧ ἠσθένει διὰ τῆς σαρκός, ὁ Θεὸς τὸν ἑαυτοῦ υἱὸν πέμψας ἐν ὁμοιώματι σαρκὸς ἁμαρτίας καὶ περὶ ἁμαρτίας κατέκρινε τὴν ἁμαρτίαν ἐν τῇ σαρκί,