| NETBible | For we know that the law is spiritual – but I am unspiritual, sold into slavery to sin. 1 |
| NIV © |
We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin. |
| NASB © |
For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am of flesh, sold into bondage to sin. |
| NLT © |
The law is good, then. The trouble is not with the law but with me, because I am sold into slavery, with sin as my master. |
| MSG © |
I can anticipate the response that is coming: "I know that all God's commands are spiritual, but I'm not. Isn't this also your experience?" Yes. I'm full of myself--after all, I've spent a long time in sin's prison. |
| BBE © |
For we are conscious that the law is of the spirit; but I am of the flesh, given into the power of sin. |
| NRSV © |
For we know that the law is spiritual; but I am of the flesh, sold into slavery under sin. |
| NKJV © |
For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin. |
| KJV | For <1063> we know <1492> (5758) that <3754> the law <3551> is <2076> (5748) spiritual <4152>_: but <1161> I <1473> am <1510> (5748) carnal <4559>_, sold <4097> (5772) under <5259> sin <266>_. |
| NASB © |
For we know <3609> that the Law <3551> is spiritual <4152> , but I am <1510> of flesh <4560> , sold <4097> into bondage to sin .<266> |
| NET [draft] ITL | For <1063> we know <1492> that <3754> the law <3551> is <1510> spiritual <4152> – but I <1473> am <1510> unspiritual <4560> , sold <4097> into slavery to sin .<266> |
| GREEK | oidamen <1492> (5758) V-RAI-1P gar <1063> CONJ oti <3754> CONJ o <3588> T-NSM nomov <3551> N-NSM pneumatikov <4152> A-NSM estin <1510> (5748) V-PXI-3S egw <1473> P-1NS de <1161> CONJ sarkinov <4560> A-NSM eimi <1510> (5748) V-PXI-1S pepramenov <4097> (5772) V-RPP-NSM upo <5259> PREP thn <3588> T-ASF amartian <266> N-ASF |
| NETBible | For we know that the law is spiritual – but I am unspiritual, sold into slavery to sin. 1 |
| NET Notes |
1 tn Grk “under sin.” |