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NASB | Romans 6:12 ¶ Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Romans 6:12 ¶ Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its lusts and passions. |
Subject: Can we live life without sinning? |
Bible Note: Tim, Thanks for the kind reply... I'm not sure if you have already wrestled with the following problems regarding 7:14-25... 1. How an unsaved man would not want to sin, verses 15 and 16. Paul, as a pharisee, might explain this, but a pharisee and gentile alike are both unsaved, and the biblical references of the state of man do not distinguish between the two. 2. An unsaved man "confessing that it is good" in verse 16. 3. "So now, no longer" words that emphatically state present tense, in verse 17 4. verse 23, "but I see a different law" fairly clearly means this a different Paul, perhaps a converted Paul. By the way, I don't know if I agree with the use of the words "Always" and "Never" as being implied in this passage, unless they are used to substantiate your view, or in the meaning of the original greek. To me, they could just as easily mean "sometimes" or "occasionally", unless I'm missing something. respectfully, David |