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Berean Standard Bible

“For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death.”

Romans 7:5

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In Romans 7, Paul explains the relationship of the law to sin and the believer. He uses an illustration from marriage to show that believers have died to the law and now belong to Christ.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

For when we lived according to the flesh, the sinful passions aroused by the law were at work in our bodies, bearing fruit for death.

World English Bible (WEB)

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were through the law, worked in our members to bring out fruit to death.

King James Version (KJV)

For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions, which were through the law, wrought in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For when we were in the flesh, the evil passions which came into being through the law were working in our bodies to give the fruit of death.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

for when we were in the flesh, the passions of the sins, that are through the law, were working in our members, to bear fruit to the death;

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque mientras estábamos en la carne, los afectos de los pecados que eran por la ley, obraban en nuestros miembros fructificando para muerte.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Cuando vivíamos de acuerdo con nuestra naturaleza pecaminosa, los deseos pecaminosos actuaban en nosotros, estimulados por la ley. Lo que producían en nosotros era muerte.

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