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15
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16
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17
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18
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19
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20
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21
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22
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ανθρωπον
personG444
personG444
23
βλεπω
I-am-observingG991
I-am-observingG991
δε
yetG1161
yetG1161
ἑτερον
differentG2087
differentG2087
νομον
lawG3551
lawG3551
εν
inG1722
inG1722
τοις
[to]-thoseG3588
[to]-thoseG3588
μελεσιν
[to]-membersG3196
[to]-membersG3196
μου
[of]-meG3450
[of]-meG3450
αντιστρατευομενον
making-war-againstG497
making-war-againstG497
τω
[to]-theG3588
[to]-theG3588
νομω
[to]-lawG3551
[to]-lawG3551
του
[of]-theG3588
[of]-theG3588
νοος
[of]-mindsG3563
[of]-mindsG3563
μου
[of]-meG3450
[of]-meG3450
και
andG2532
andG2532
αιχμαλωτιζοντα
capturingG163
capturingG163
με
meG3165
meG3165
εν
inG1722
inG1722
τω
[to]-theG3588
[to]-theG3588
νομω
[to]-lawG3551
[to]-lawG3551
της
[of]-theG3588
[of]-theG3588
ἁμαρτιας
sinG266
sinG266
τω
[to]-theG3588
[to]-theG3588
οντι
[to]-beingG5607
[to]-beingG5607
εν
inG1722
inG1722
τοις
[to]-thoseG3588
[to]-thoseG3588
μελεσιν
[to]-membersG3196
[to]-membersG3196
μου
[of]-meG3450
[of]-meG3450
24
ταλαιπωρος
miserableG5005
miserableG5005
εγω
IG1473
IG1473
ανθρωπος
personG444
personG444
τις
whoG5101
whoG5101
με
meG3165
meG3165
ῥυσεται
shall-pull-throughG4506
shall-pull-throughG4506
εκ
outG1537
outG1537
του
[of]-theG3588
[of]-theG3588
σωματος
[of]-bodyG4983
[of]-bodyG4983
του
[of]-theG3588
[of]-theG3588
θανατου
[of]-deathG2288
[of]-deathG2288
τουτου
[of]-thisG5127
[of]-thisG5127
25
χαρις
favorG5485
favorG5485
δε
yetG1161
yetG1161
τω
[to]-theG3588
[to]-theG3588
θεω
[to]-GodG2316
[to]-GodG2316
δια
throughG1223
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Ιησου
[of]-JesusG2424
[of]-JesusG2424
Χριστου
[of]-ChristG5547
[of]-ChristG5547
του
[of]-theG3588
[of]-theG3588
κυριου
[of]-masterG2962
[of]-masterG2962
ἡμων
[of]-usG2257
[of]-usG2257
αρα
consequentlyG686
consequentlyG686
ουν
thenG3767
thenG3767
αυτος
selfG846
selfG846
εγω
IG1473
IG1473
τω
[to]-theG3588
[to]-theG3588
μεν
in-factG3303
in-factG3303
νοϊ
[to]-mindG3563
[to]-mindG3563
δουλευω
I-am-slavingG1398
I-am-slavingG1398
νομω
[to]-lawG3551
[to]-lawG3551
θεου
[of]-GodG2316
[of]-GodG2316
τη
[to]-theG3588
[to]-theG3588
δε
yetG1161
yetG1161
σαρκι
[to]-fleshG4561
[to]-fleshG4561
νομω
[to]-lawG3551
[to]-lawG3551
ἁμαρτιας
sinG266
sinG266