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Εὐχαριστῶ τῷ Θεῷ διὰ Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν· ἄρα οὖν αὐτὸς ἐγὼ τῷ μὲν νοῒ δουλεύω νόμῳ Θεοῦ, τῇ δὲ σαρκὶ νόμῳ ἁμαρτίας. (Romans 7:25)

I give thanks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then, I myself serve the law of God with my mind, but with my flesh the law of sin.

This climactic verse from Romans captures the internal duality of Paul’s spiritual life: gratitude for redemption through Christ, and yet an honest admission of ongoing conflict between spirit and flesh.

Koine Greek Breakdown

This verse features a high-register, emotionally charged syntax with clear structural contrasts between νοῒ and σαρκί, framed by τῷ μὲν … τῇ δὲ ….… Learn Koine Greek