Romans chapters 5-9: bizarre use (and misuse) of text

δικακωθενετες ουν εκ πιστεως ειρηνην εχομεν προς θεον δια του κυριου ημων Ιησου Χριστου

* Having been justified by faith, we have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Δι ου και την προσαγωγην εσχηκαμεν τη πιστει εις την χαριν ταυτην εν η εστηκαμεν και καυχωμεθα επ ελπιδι της δοξης του θεου

* Through whom we have access by faith into this favor in which we stand, and we boast in hope of the glory of God.

Ου μονον δε αλλα και καυχωμεθα εν ταις θλθψεσιν ειδοτες οτι η θλιψις υπομονην κατεργαζεται

* Not only that, but we boast in the tribulation, knowing that tribulation produces endurance,

Η δε υπομονη δοκιμην η δε δοκιμη ελπιδα

* And endurance produces character, and character produces hope,

Η δε ελπις ου καταισχυνει οτι η αγαπη του θεου εκκχυται εν ταις καρδιαις ημων δια πνευματος αγιου του δοθεντος ημιν

* And hope does not make shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the holy spirit having been given to us.

Ετι γαρ Χριστος οντων ημων αστενων ειτ κατα καιρον υπερ αστβων απεθανεν

* For Christ still, being without our strength,  according to the right time, died for the ungodly.

μολις  γαρ υπερ δικαιου τις αποθανειται υπερ γαρ του αγαθου ταχα τις και τολμα αποθανειν

* Rarely will anyone die for a righteous man—perhaps someone might dare to die on behalf of a good man—

σθνιστησιν δε την εαυτου εις ημας ο θεος ετι αμαρτωλων οντων ημων Χριστος υπερ ημων απεθανεν 

* God commends his love for us because while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

ουν μαλλον δικαιωθεντες νυν τω αιματι αυτου σωθησομεθα δε αυτου απο της αργης

* Having been justified by his blood, much more we will be saved by him from the wrath of God.

Ει γαρ εχθροι κατηλλαγημεν τω θεοω δια του θανατου του υιου αυτου πολλω μαλλον καταλλαγεντες σωθησομεθα εν τη ζωη αυτου

* If being enemies, we were reconciled to God through the death of his Son, much more, having been reconciled, will we be saved by his life.

Ου μονον δε αλλα και καυθωμενοι εν τω θεω δια του κυριου ημων Ιησου Χριστου δι ου νυν την καταλλαγν ελαβομεν

* Not only that, we also rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we now received reconciliation.

Δια τουτο ωσπερ δε ενος ανθρωπου η αμαρτια εις τον καομον εισηλθεν και δια της αμαρτιας ο θανατος και ουτως εις παντας ανθρωπους ο θανατος διηλθεν εφ ω παντες ημαρτον

* Because of this, just as sin entered into the world through one man, and through sin, death, and so death passed to all men for all sinned—

αχρι γαρ νομου αμαρτια ην εν κοσμω αμαρτια δε ουκ ελλογειται μη οντος νομου

* Until law, sin was in world, but sin is not put to account not being law.

Αλλα εβασιλευσεν ο θανατος απο αδαμ μεχρι Μωυσεως και επι τους μη αμαρτησαντας επι τω ομοιωματι της παραβασεως Αδαμ ος εστιν τυπος του μελλοντος

* But death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over those not having sinned in the likeness of the transgression of Adam, who is a type of the coming one.

Αλλα ουκ ως το παραπτωμα ουτως και το καρισμα ει γαρ τω του ενος παραπρωματι οι πολλοι απεθανον πολλω μαλλον η χαρις του θεου και η δωρεα εν χαριτι τη του ενος 

ανθρωπου Ιησου Χριστου εις τους πολλους επρισσευσεν

* But the favor [is] not as the trespass. For if many died by the trespass of one, much more the favor of God and the gift by the favor which [is] of one man Jesus Christ abounded to the many.

Και ουκ οι ενος αμαρτησαντος το δωρημα το μεν γαρ κριμα εη ενος εις κατακρινμα το δε χαρισμα εκ πλοοων παραπρωματων εις δικαιωμε

* And the gift is not as through result of one who sinned. The judgment [was] of one to condemnation, but the gift from many trespasses brought justification.

Ει γρα το του ενος παραπτωματι ο θανατος εβασιλευσεν δια του ενος πολλω μαλλον οι την περισσειαν της χαριτος και της δωρεας της δικαιοσυνης λαμβανοντες εν ζωη βασιλευσουσιν διε του ενος Ιησου Χριστου

 * If by the one trespass, death reigned through one, much more the abundance of favor and the gift of righteousness receiving will reign in life through the one Jesus Christ.

Αρα ουν δι ενος παραπτωματος εις παντας ανθρωπους εις κατακριμα ουτως και δε ενος δικαιωματος εις παντας ανθρωπους εις δικαιωσιν ζωης

So then, as through one trespass in all men in condemnation, so through one act of righteousness in all men in justification of life.

Ωσπερ γαρ διε της παρακοης του ενος ανθροπου αμαρτωλοι κατεσταθησαν οι πολλοι ουτως και δια της υπακοης του ενος δικαιοι κατασταθησονται οι πολλοι

 * For as by disobedience of one man the many were appointed sinners, so by the obedience of one the many will be appointed righteous.

νομος δε παρεισηλθεν ινα πλεοναση το παραπτωμα ου δε επλεονασεν η αμαρτια υπερεπερισσευσεν η χαρις

 * Now the law entered in order that the transgression might abound, but where sin abounded, favor overabounded,

ινα ωσπερ εβασιλευσεν η αμαρτια εν τω θανατω ουτως και η χαρις βασιλευση δια δικαιοσυνης εις ζωην αιωνιον δια Ιησου Χιρστου του κυριου ημων

* So that, as sin reigned in death, favor also might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Τι ουν ερουμεν επιμενωμεν τη αμαρτια ινα η χαρις πλεοναση

* What will we say then? Will we continue in sin that favor might abound?

Μη γενοιτο οιτινες απεθανομεν τη αμαρτια πως ειτ ζησομεν εν αυτη

 * May it never be! How can we who died to sin still live in it?

Η αγνοειτε οτι οσοι εβαπτισεθημεν εις Χριστον Ιησουν εις τον θανατον αυτον εβαπτισθημεν

 * Are you ignorant that as many as we were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death?

This appears in a different form in 1 Cor.

Συνεταφημεν ουν αυτω δια του βαπτισματος εις τον θανατον ινα ωσπερ ηγερθη Χριστος εκ νεκρων δια της δοξης του πατρος ουτως και ημεις εν καινοτητι ζωης περιπατησωμεν

 * We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the corpses by the glory of the Father, we too in newness of life might walk.

Ει γαρ συμφυτοι γεγοναμεν τω ομοιωματι του θανατου αυτου αλλα και της αναστασεως εσομεθα

* For if we have become united with him in the likeness of his, we will be of the resurrection.

Τουτο γινωσκοντες οτι ο παλαιος ημων ανθρωπος σθνεσταυρωθη ινα καταργηθη το σωμα της αμαρτιας του μηκετι δουλευειν ημας τη αμαρτια

* Knowing this that our old man was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be annulled, so that we no longer be enslaved to sin.

The traditional translation of this is “our old self.”  That might work if there was a concept of “self” in the ancient world.  There was not.

Ο γαρ αποθανων δεδικαιωται απο της αμαρτιας

 * For one having died has been judtified from sin.

Ει δε απεθανομεν συν Χριστω πιστευομεν οτι και συζησομεν αυτω

 * If we have died with Christ, we believe that we will also live with him.

ειδοτες οτι Χριστος εγερθεις εκ νεκρων ουκετι αποθνησκει θανατος αυτου ουκετι κυριευει

* Knowing that Christ, having been raised from the corpses, dies no more; death no longer rules over him.

Ο γαρ απεθανεν τη αμαρτια απεθανεν εφαπαξ ο δε ζη ζη τω θες

 * He died, to sin he died, once for all, he lives he lives he lives in God. 

ουτως και υμεις λογιζεσθε εαυτους ειναι νεκρους μεν τη αμαρτια ζωντας δε τ θεω εν Χριστω Ιησου

* So you also consider yourselves dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.

Μη ουν βασιλευετω η μαρατια εν τω θνητω υμων σωματι εις το θπακουειν ταις εποθυμιαις αυτου

* Therefore let sin not reign in your mortal body, in order to obey its lusts.

Μηδε παριστανετε τα μελη υμων οπλα αδικιας τη αμαρτια αλλα παραστησατε εαυτους τω θεω ωσει εκ νεκρων ζωντας και τα μελη υμων οπλα δικαιοσυνης τω θεω

 * Do not yield your members instruments for unrighteousness to sin, but yield yourselves to God as from among the corpses alive, and your members instruments for righteousness God as 

αμαρτια γαρ υμων ου κυριευσει ου γαρ εστε υπο νομον αλλα υπο χαριν

* Sin will not rule over you, since you are not under law but under favor.

Τι ουν αμαρτησωμεν οτι ουκ εσμεν υπο νομον αλλα υπο χαριν μη γενοιτο 

* What then? Will we sin because we are not under law but under  favor? Never may it be!

ουκ οιδατε οτι ω παριστανετε εαυτους δουλους εις υποκοην δουλοι εστε ω υπακουετε ητοι μαρατιας εις θανατον η υποκοης εις δικαιοσυνην

 * Do you not know that to whom you yield yourselves, slaves for obedience, slaves you are to him whom you obey, whether of sin into death, or of obedience to righteousness?

χαρις δε τω θεω οτι ητε δουλοι της αμαρτιας υπηκουσατε δε εκ καρδιας εις ον παρεοθητε τυπον διδαχης

 * Thanks to God, that you were slaves of sin, you obeyed from the heart to which you were entrusted a form of teaching,

ελευθεπωθεντες δε απο της αμαρτιας εδουλωθητε τη δικαιοσυνη

 *  Having been set free from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.

Ανθρωπινον δια την ασθενειαν της σαρκος υμων ωςπερ γαρ παρεστησατε τα μελη υμων δουλα τη ακαθαρσια και τη ανομια εις την ανομιαν ουτως νυν παραστησατε τα μελη υμων δουλα τη δικαιοσυνη εις αγιασμον

* Ι speak humanly, through the weakness of your flesh. For you yielded your members in slavery to uncleanness and to lawlessness, unto lawlessness, so now yield your members in slavery to righteousness into sanctification.

Οτε γαρ δουλοι ητε της αμαρτιας ελευθεροι ητε τη δικαιοσυνη

* When you were slaves of sin, you were free as to righteousness.

Τινα ουν καρπον ειχετε τοτε εφ οις νυν επαισχυνεσθε το γαρ τελος εκεινων θανατος

 * What fruit did you have then from the things of which you are now ashamed? The end of those things is death.

Νυνι δε ελευθερωθεντες απο της αμαρτιας δουλωθεντες δε τω θεω εχετε τον μαρπον υμων εις αγιασμον το δε τελος ζωην αιωνιον

* Now having been set free from sin and have been slaves of God, you have your fruit to sanctification and [the] end, eternal life.

Τα γαρ οχωνια της αμαρτιας θανατος το δε χαρισμα του θεου ζωη αιωνοις εν Χριστω Ιησου τω κυριω ημων

 * The wages of sin death, but gift of God eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Η αγνοιετε αδελφοι γινωσκουσιν γαρ νομον λαλω οτι ο νομος κυριευει του ανθρωπου εφ οσον χρονον ζη

* Are you ignorant, brothers—I speak to those knowing law—that the law rules over a person for as long a time as he might live?

Η γαρ υπανδρος γυνη τω ζωντι αδνρι δεδεται νομω εαν δε αποθανη ο ανηρ κατηργηται απο του νομου του ανδρος

* Α married woman is bound by law to her living man, but if her husband dies she is cleared from the law of the man.

Αρα ουν ζωντος του ανδρος μοιχαλις χρηματισει εαν γενηται ανδρι ετερω εαν δε αποθανη ο ανηρ ελευθερα εστιν απο του νομου του μη ειναι αυτην μοιχαλιδα γενομενην ανδρι ετερω

* Then, man living, she will be called an adulteress if she should be with another man. If her man should die, she is free from the law, not to be an adulteress if she is [with] a man.

Because as long as her man is still alive, she is under contract that any progeny she produces will be his.

Ωστε αδελφοι μου, και υμεις εθανατωθητε τω νομω δια του σωματος του χριστου εις το γενεσθαι υμας ετερω τω εκ νεκρων εγερθεντι ινα καρποφορησωμεν το θεω

My brothers, you also were made dead to the law through the body of Christ, for to be you to another, from among the corpses, in order that we may bear fruit to God.

Οτε γαρ ημεν εν τη σαρκι τα παθηματα των αμαρτιων τα δια του νομου ενηργειτο εν τοις μελεσιν ημων εις το καρποφορησαι τω θανατω

* While we were in the flesh, the passions of sins, which were through the law in our members to bringing forth fruit, death.

Νυνι δε κατηργηθημεν απο  του νομου αποθανοντες εν ω κατειχομεθα ωστε δουκευειν ημας εν καινοτητι πνευματος και ου παλαιοτητι γραμματος

 * Now we are cleared from the law, having died in which we were held, so that we should serve in newness of spirit and not in oldness of letter. 

Τι ουν ερουμεν ο νομος αμαρτια μη γενοιτο αλλα την αμαρτιαν ουκ εγνων ει μη δια νομου την τε γαρ επιθυμιαν ουκ ηδειν ει μη ο νομος ελεγεν ουκ επιθυμησεις

* What will we say? The law is sin? Never may it be! But I did not know sin if never through law. I had not been conscious of coveting if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”

Sounds like blaming the media.   Previously, “Paul” has been impersonal about the law. 

Αφορμην δε λαβοθσα η αμαρτια δια της εντολης κατειργασατο εν εμοι πασαν εποθυμιαν χωρις γαρ νομου αμαρτια νεκρα

 

 * Sin, having taken an opportunity through the command, produced in me all covetousness. Apart from the law, sin [is] dead.

            “Paul” uses the word “command” rather than “law.”

Εγω εζων χωρις νομου ποτε ελθουσης δε της εντολης η μαρατια ενεζησεν εγω δε απεθανον

* I was once alive apart from the law, but the commandment having come, sin revived and I died.

            “Paul” now comes up with an explanation for why he does not keep the law.

Και ευρευη μοι η εντολη η εις ζωην αυτη εις θανατον

* [It} was found to me the command which [was] to life this [was] death.

Η γαρ αμαρτια αφορμην λαβουσα δια της εντολης εξηπατησεν με και δι αυτης αποκτεινεν

 * Sin, having taken an occasion through the command, deceived me and through it killed me.

Ωστε ο μεν νομος αγιος και η εντολη  αγια και δικαια και αγαθη

·      So the law is holy, and the command is holy and righteous and good.

Ancient world snarkiness.

Το ουν αγαθον εμοι εγεντο θανατος μη γενοιτο αλλα η αμαρτια ινα φανη αμαρτια δια του αγαθου μοι κατεργαζομενη θανατον ινα γενηται καθ υπερβολην αμαρτωλος η αμαρτια δια της εντολης

* Has that which is good become death to me? Never may it be! But sin, in order that it might appear sin, through that which [is] good to me working out death.  In order that sin might become beyond excessively sinful through the command.

Οιδαμεν γαρ οτι ο νομος πνεθματικος εστιν εγω δε σαρκινος ειμι πεπραμενος υπο την αμαρτιαν

 * We know that the law is spiritly, but I am fleshly, having been  sold under sin.

Ο γαρ κατεργαζομαι ου γινωσκω ου γαρ ο θελω τουτο πρασσω αλλ ο μισω τουτο ποιω

 * Working out , I do not own.  I do not want this which I do.  What I hate, I practice. 

Ει δε ο ου θελω τουτο ποιω συμφημι τω νομω οτι καλος

 * If what I do not want, I do, I consent to the law, that it is good.

Νυνι δε ουκετι εγω καεργαζομαι αυτο αλλα η οικουα εν εμοι αμαρτια

* Now it is no longer I am working it ou, but sin dwelling in me.

Οιδα γαρ οτι ουκ οικει εν εμοι τουτ εστιν εν τη σαρκι μου αγαθον το γαρ θελειν παρακλειται μοι το δε κατεργαζεσθαι το καλον ου

* I know that nothing dwells in me, that is in my flesh, good. The will is present with me, but to work out good, not.

Ου γαρ ο θελω ποιω αγαθον αλλα ο ου θελω κακον τουτο προσσω

* What I do not want, I practice good, but what I do not want evil, this I do.

Ει δε ο ου θελω τουτο ποιω ουκετι εφω κατεργαζομαι αυτο αλλα η οικουσα εν εμοι αμαρτια

 * If what I do not want this I practice,  I am no longer working it out but sin dwelling in me

ευρισκω ατα τον νομον τω θελοντι εμοι ποιειν το καλον οτι εμοι το κακον παρακειται

* I find the law, me willing to practice good, that evil is present in me.

Συνηδομαι γαρ τω νομω του θεου κατα τον εσω ανθρωπον

*  I delight in the law of God, according to the inner man,

This does not make sense.

Βλεπω δε ετερον νομον εν τοις μελεσιν μου αντιστρατευομενον τω νομω του νοος μου και αιχμαλωτιζοντα με εν τω νομω της αμαρτιας τω οντι εν τοις μελεσιν μου

*  I see another law in my members. warring against the law of my mind and leading me captive to the law of sin that dwells in my members.

In 1 Cor, “Paul” said, when I was a baby, I thought as a baby, I acted as a baby.  When I became a man, I put away babyish things.  If this is the same Paul, either he forgot that, or he has not gotten around to it yet.

ταλαιπωρος εφω ανθρωπος τις με ρυσεται εκ του σωματος του θανατου τουτου

 * Wretched man I am! Who will deliver me out of this body of death?

χαρις δε τω θεω δια Ιησου Χριστου του κυριου ημων αρα ουν αυτος εγω τω μεν νοι δουλευω νομω θεου τη δε σαρκι νομω αμαρτιας

 * Thanks to God through Jesus Christ our Lord! So then, I myself serve the law of God with the mind, but with the flesh I serve the law of sin.

Ουδεν αρα νυν κατακριμα τοις εν Xριστω Ιησου μη κατα σαρκα περιπατουσιν αλλα κατα πνευμα

* There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. Who walk not according to flesh, but according to spirit

Ο γαρ νομος του ονευματος της ζωης εν Χριστω Ιησου ηλευθερωσεν σε απο του νομου της αμαρτιας και του θανατου

* For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and death.

Το γαρ αδυνατον του νομου εν ω ησθενει δια της σαρκος ο θεος τον εαυτου υιον πεμψας εν ομοιωματι σαρκος αμαρτιας και περι αμαρτιας κατεκρινεν την αμαρτιαν εν τη σαρκι

* For powerless being the law in that it was weak through the flesh God, having sent his son, in the likeness of flesh of sin and for sin condemned sin in the flesh,

ινα το δικαιωμα του νομου πληροθη εν ημιν τοις μη κατα σαρκα περιποτουσιν αλλα κατα πνευμα

 * In order that the requirement of the law should be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit.

Οι γαρ κατα σαρκα οντες τα της σαρκος φρονουσιν οι δε κατα πνευμα τα του πνευματος

* For those who are according to the flesh mind the things of the flesh, but those who are according to the Spirit, the things of the Spirit.

Το γαρ φρονημα της σαρκος θανατος το δε φρονημα του πνευματος ζωη και ειρηνη

* The mind of the flesh [is] death, but [the] mind on the Spirit life and peace.

Διοτι το φρονημα της σαρκος εχθρα εις θεον τω γαρ νομω του θεου ουχ υποτασσεται ουδε γαρ δυναται

 * Because the mind of the flesh is hostililty to God, to God’s law; it is not subject indeed, it cannot.

Οι δε εν σαρκι οντες θεω αρεσαι ου δθνανται

* Indeed who are in the flesh are not able to please God.

υμεις δε ουκ εστε εν σαρκι αλλα εν πνευματι ειπερ πνευμα θεου οικει εν υμιν ει δε τις πνεθμα Χριστου ουκ εχει ουτος ουκ εστιν αυτου

* You however, are not in the flesh but in the spirit, if the spirit of God dwells in you. If anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ he is not of him.

Ει δε Χριστος εν υμιν το μεν σωμα νεκρον δια αμαρτιαν το δε πνεθμα ζωη δια δικαιοσυνην

* If Christ in you, the body is dead no account of sin, the Spirit lives on account of righteousness.

Ει δε το πνευμα του εγειραντος τον Ιησουν εκ νεκρων οικει εν υμιν ο εγειρας εκ νεκρων Χριστον Ιησουν ζωοποιησει και τα φνητα σωματα υμων δια του ενοικουντος αυτου πνευματος εν υμιν

 * If the Spirit of the one having raised Jesus from the corpses dwells in you, the one having raised Christ Jesus from the corpses will also give life to your mortal bodies on account of his Spirit that dwells in you.

Αρα ουν αδελφοι οφειλεται εσμεν ου τη σαρκι του κατα σαρκα ζην

* So then, brothers, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live according to the flesh.

Ει γαρ κατα σαρκα ζητε μελλετε αποθνησκειν ει δε πνευματι τας πραξεις του σωματος θανατουτε ζησεσθε

 * For if you live according to the flesh you are about to die, but if by the Spirit, you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

Οσοι γαρ πνευματι θεου αγονται ουτοι υιοι θεου εισιν

 * As many as are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God.

Ου γαρ ελαβετε πνευμα δουλειας παλιν εις φοβον αλλα ελαβετε πνευμα υιοθεσιας εν ω κραζομεν αββα ο πατηρ

* For you did not receive a spirit of slavery again into fear, but you received a spirit of adoption as sons, by which we cry, “Abba! Father!”

 

Also in 1 Cor.

αυτο το πνευμα συμμαρτυρει τω πνευματι ημων οτι εσμεν τεκνα θεου

 * The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God,

ει δε τεκνα και κληρονομοι κληρονομοι μεν θεου συνκληρονομοι δε Χριστου ειπερ συμπασχομεν ινα και συνδοξασθωμεν

 * And if children, heirs—heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if we suffer jointly with him in order that we may also be glorified together.

Λογιζομαι γαρ οτι ουκ αξια τα παθηματα του νυν καιρου προς την μελλουσαν δοξαν αποκαλυφθηναι εις ημας

* I reckon that the sufferings of the present are not worthy time with the glory that is about to be revealed to us.

Η γαρ αποκαραδοκια της κρισεως την αποκαλυψιν των υιων του θεου απεκδεχεται

* The creation awaits with earnest expectation the revelation of the sons of God.

Τη γαρ ματαιοτητι η κτισις ουχ εκουσα αλλα δια τον υποταξαντα εφ ελπιδι

 * the creation was subjected to futility, not willingly, but because of the one having subjected it, in hope

οτι και αυτη η κτισις ελευθερωθησεται απο της δουλειας της φθορας εις την ελευθεριαν της δοξης των τεκνων του θεου

* The creation itself will be set free from its slavery to decay into the freedom of the glory of the children of God.

Οιδαμεν γαρ οτι πασα η κτισις συστεναζει και συνωδινει αχρι του νυν

 * We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until now.

Ου μονον δε αλλα και αυτοι την απαρχην του πνευματος εχοντες ημεις και αυτοι εν εαυτοις στεναζομεν θιοθεσιαν απεκδεχομενοι την απολυτρωσιν του σωματος ημων

* Not only the creation, but ourselves, having the firstfruit of the Spirit, groaning in ourselves as we awaiting adoption, the redemption of our bodies.

Τη γαρ ελπιδι εσωθημεν ελπις δε βλεπομενη ουκ εστιν ελπις ο γαρ βλεπει τις ελπιζει

* In this hope we were saved. hope that is seen is not hope. Does anyone hope for what he sees?

Ει δε ο ου βλεπομεν ελπιζομεν δε υπομονης απεκδεχομεθα

 * If what we do ot see we hope for, we wait for it with patience.

ωσαυτως δε και το πνευμα συναντιλαμβανεται τη ασθενεια ημων το γαρ τι προσευξωμεθα καθο δει ουκ οιδαμεν αλλα αυτο το πνευμα υπερεντυγχανει στεναγμοις αλαλητοις

* Likewise the spirit jointly helps us in our weakness. The things we should pray for  as is necessary we do not know, but the Spirit itself makes intercession with inexpressible groanings.

Ο δε εραυνων τας καρδιας οιδεν τι το φρονημα του πνευματος οτι κατα θεον εντυγχανει υπερ αγιων

* He who searches hearts knows what is the mind of the Spirit, because according to God, he intercedes for the holy ones.

Οιδαμεν δε οτι τοις αγαπωσιν τον θεον παντα συνεργει ο θεος εις αγαθον τοις κατα προθεσιν ουσιν

* We know that to those who love God all things work together for good for those who are called according to his purpose.

Οτι ους προεγνω και προωρισεν συμμορφους της εικονος του υιου αυτου εις το ειναι αυτον πρωτοτοκον εν πολλοις αδελφοις

* Those whom he foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the image of his Son, in order that he might be the firstborn among many brothers.

ους δε προωρισεν τουτους εκαλεσεν και ους εκαλεσεν τουτους και εδικαιωσεν ους δε εδικαιωσεν τουτους και εδοξασεν

 * Those whom he predestined, he called, and those whom he called he justified, and those whom he justified he glorified.

Τι ουν ερουμεν προς ταυτα ει ο θεος υπερ ημων τις καθ ημων

* What will we say to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?

ος γε του ιδιου υιου εφεισατο αλλα υπερ ημων παντων παρεδωκεν αυτον πως ουχι και συν αυτω τα παντα ημιν χαρισεται

* He who did not spare his own son but gave him up for us all, how will he not also with him grant us all things?

τις εγκαλεσει κατα εκλεκτων θεος ο δικιαων

 * Who shall bring an accusation against God’s elect? It is God who justifies.

τις ο καρακρινων Χριστος Ιησους ο αποθανων μαλλον δε εγερθεις εκ νεκρων ος και εστιν εν δεξια του θεου και εντυγχανει υπερ ημων

 * Who condemns? Christ Jesus having died—more than that, having been raised—who is at the right hand of God, who intercedes for us.

τις ημας χωρισει απο της αγαπης του χριστου θλιψις η στενοχωρια η διωγμος η λιμος η γυμνοτης η κινδθνος η μαχαιρα

 * Who will separate us from the love of Christ? tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or danger, or sword?

καθως γεγραπται οτι ενεκεν σου θανατουμεθα ολην την ημεραν ελογισθημεν ως προβατα σφαγης

 * As it has been written,

“For your sake we are being killed all the day long;
we are regarded as sheep to be slaughtered.”

An inaccurate citation of Psalms 44:22:  “Yet for your sake we face death all day long; we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered.”

Αλλ εν τουτοις πασιν επερνικωμεν δια του αγαπησαντος ημας

* In all these things we more than overcame through the one having loved us.

Πεπεισμαι γαρ οτι ουτε θανατος ουτε ζωη ουτε αγγελοι ουτε αρχαι ουτε ενεστωτα ουτε μελλοντα ουτε δθνμεις

* I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers,

ουτε υψωμα ουτε βαθος ουτε τις κτισις ετερα δυνησεται ημας χωρισαι απο της αγαπης του θεου της εν Χριστω Ιησου τω κυριω ημων

* Nor height nor depth, nor any created thing, will be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

Αληθειαν λεγω εν Χριστω ου ψευδομαι συμμαρτυρουσης μοι της συνειδησεως μου εν πνευματι αγιω

* I speak the truth in Christ—I do not lie; my conscience bears me witness in the holy spirit—

οτι λυπη μοι εστιν μεγαλη και αδιαλειπτος οδυνη τη καρδια μου

* That my grief is great and unceasing sorrow in my heart.

Ηυχομην γαρ αναθεμα ειναι αυτος εγω απο του χριστου υπερ των αδελφων μου των συγγενων μου κατα σαρκα

 * I was wishing a curse to be myself, I from Christ for my brothers, my kinsmen according to the flesh.

οιτινες εστιν Ισραηλιται ων η υιοθσια και η δοξα και αι διαθηκαι και η νομοιεσια και η λατρεια αι εαπγγελιαι

* Who are Israelites, theirs the adoption, the glory, the contracts, the lawgiving, the worship, and the promises.

"Israelites?"  "The adoption?"  No Pharisee wrote this.

Ων οι πατερες και εξ ων ο Χριστος το κατα σαρκα ο ων επι παντων θεος ευλογητος εις τους αιωνας αμην

* Theirs the patriarchs, and them, according to the flesh, is the Christ who is God over all, blessed forever. Amen.

Ουχ οιον δε οτι εκπεπτωκε ο λογος του θεου ου γαρ παντες οι εξ Ισραηλ ουτοι Ισραηλ

* It is not that the word of God has failed. For not all who are of Israel are of Israel,

Also not written by a Pharisee.

ουδε οτι εισιν σπερμα Αβρααμ παντες τεκνα αλλ εν Ισαακ κληθησεται σοι σπερμα

* Not all are children of Abraham because they are his offspring, but “Through Isaac shall your offspring be named.”

An inaccurate citation of Gen 21:12:  “"Do not be so distressed about the boy and your slave woman. Listen to whatever Sarah tells you, because it is through Isaac that your offspring will be reckoned. “

This was not written by someone who knew the Judean canon.  1 Cor cited the Sarah/Hagar narrative as a theological basis.  This is using Abraham to claim inheritance and disinherit Judeans, while at the same time bypassing Moses/Torah and David/Temple, as a way of attaching to Judean heritage but not having to comply with law, or having to worry about being unacceptable to Temple praxis.

Τουτ εστιν ου τα τεκνα της σαρκος ταυτα τεκνα του θεου αλλα τα τεκνα της επαγγελιας λογιζεται εις σπερμα

* This is, not the children of these who are the children of God, but the children of the promise are counted as offspring.

επαγγελιας γαρ ο λογος ουτος κατα τον καρον τουτον ελευσομαι και εσται τη Σαρρα υιος

* Of the promise, this word: “About this time next year I will return, and Sarah shall have a son.”

An inaccurate citation of Gen 18:10” “Then one of them said, "I will surely return to you about this time next year, and Sarah your wife will have a son."

Ου μονον δε αλλα και Ρεβεκκα εξ ενος κοιτην εχουσα Ισαακ του πατρος ημων

 * Not only so, but also Rebekah from one conception, our forefather Isaac,

μυπω γαρ γεννηθεντων μηδε πραξαντων τι αγαθον η φαθλον ινα η κατ εκλογην προθεσυς του θεου μενη

* Not yet having been born nor had done anything either good or evil—in order that according to election God’s purpose might remain, 

ουκ εξ εργων αλλ εκ του καλουντος ερρεθη αυτη οτι ο μειζων δουλευσει τω ελασσονι

* Not from works but from of him who calls—it was said to her, “The older will serve the younger.”

An accurate quote.

καθως γγραπται τον Ιακωβ ηγατησα τον δε Ησαυ εμισησα

 * A s it has been written, “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”

An inaccurate quote from Malachi 1:3:  “I have loved you," says the Lord. "But you ask, 'How have you loved us?' "Was not Esau Jacob's brother?" declares the LORD. "Yet I have loved Jacob,

Τι ουν ερουμεν μη αδικια παρα τω θεω μη γενοιτο

* What will we say then? Is that not injustice on God’s part? May it never be.

Το Μωυσει γαρ λεγει Ελεησω ον αν ελεω και οικτιρησω ον αν οικτιρω

* He says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”

An accurate quote from Ex 33:19

Αρα ουν ου του θελοντος ουδε του τρεχοντος αλλα του ελεωντος θεου

* So then not on the one [who] desires or the one [who] runs, but on the mercying of God.

Λεγει γαρ η γραφη τω φαραω οτι εις αυτο τουτο εξηγειρα σε οπως ενδειξωμαι εν σοι την δυναμιν μου και ποως διαγγελη το νομα μου εν πασ τη γη

* The writing says to Pharaoh, “For this very purpose I raised you out, that I might show my power in you, and that my name should be declared in all the earth.”

Ex 9: 16.  The quote is accurate, the reference is not.  The writing does not say this to Pharaoh.  This is part of what God tells Moses to tell Pharaoh that God has said to pass the word along, as part of the warning before the plagues begin.  

Αρα ουν ον θελει ελεει ον δε θελει σκληρυνει

 * Then to whom he wants he has mercy, and whom he wants he hardens.

ερεις μοι ουν τι ετι μεμφεται τω γαρ βουληματι αυτου τις ανθεστηκεν

* You will say to me then, “Why does he still find fault? What is his purpose?  Who has resisted”

ω ανθρωπε μενουνγε συ τις ει ο ανταποκρινομενος τω θεω μυ ερει το πλασμα τω πλασαντι τι με εποιησας ουτως

* O man, you who answers back against God.  Will the thing that is formed say to the one who formed, “Why have you made me thus?”

“O man,” not “my brothers”

η ουκ εχει εξουσιαν ο κεραμευς του πηλου εκ του αυτου φυραματος ποιησαι ο μεν εις τιμην σκευος ο δε εις ατιμιαν

 * Has the potter no authority over the clay, to make from the same lump one vessel for honorable use and another for dishonorable use?

Ει δε θελων ο θεος ενδειξασθαι την οργην και γνωρισαι το δυνατον αυτου ηνηγκεν εν πολλη μακροθυμια σκευη οργης κατηρτισμενα εις απωλειαν

 * If God, desiring to show wrath and to make known his power, bore with much patience vessels of wrath fitted for destruction,

και ινα γνωριση τον πλουτον της δοξης αυτου επι σκευη ελεους α προητοιμασεν εις δοξαν

* In order that he might make known the riches of his glory to vessels of mercy, which he prepared beforehand for glory—

ους και εκαλεσεν ημας ου μονον εξ Ιουδαιων αλλα και εξ εθνων

* So he called us, not only from the Judeans but also from the nations.

ως και εν τω Ωσηε λεγει Καλεσω τον ου λαον μου λαον μου και την ουκ ηγαπημενην ηφαπημενην

* As he says in Hosea,

“I will call those who are not my people ‘my people,’
and the one who was not beloved, I will call ‘beloved.’”

            An inaccurate citation of Hosea 2:23:  “I will show my love to the one I called 'Not my loved one.' I will say to those called 'Not my people,' 'You are my people';

Και εσται εν τω τοπω ου εφφεθη αυτοις ου λαος μου υμεις εκει κληθησονται υιοι θεου ζωντος

* “And it will be in the place where it was said to them, ‘You are not my people,’
there they will be called ‘sons of living God.’”

Hos 1:10.

Ησαιας δε κραζει υπερ του Ισραηλ εαν η ο αριθμος των υιων Ισραηλ ως η αμος της θαλασσης το υπολειμμα σωθησεται

* Isaiah cries concerning Israel: “Though the number of the sons of Israel be as the sand of the sea, only a remnant of them will be saved,

An inaccurate citation from Isa 10:22 “Though your people be like the sand by the sea, Israel, only a remnant will return.”

λογον γαρ σντελων και συντεμνων ποιησει Κυριος επι της γης

·      For the Lord will perform word concluding and without delay upon the earth.”

An inaccurate citation of Isa 10:23:  The Lord, the LORD Almighty, will carry out the destruction decreed upon the whole land.”

Και καθως προειρηκεν Ησαιας ει μη Κυριος Σαβαωθ εγκατελιπεν ημιν σπερμα ως Σοδομα αν εγενηθημεν  και ως Γρομρρα αν ωμοιωθημεν

 * And as was said before Isaiah,

“If the Lord of hosts had not left us offspring,
we would have been like Sodom
and become like Gomorrah.”

Isaiah was not an oracle, therefore he was not “predicting” anything.  The citation is inaccurate Isa 1:9: “Unless the Lord Almighty had left us some survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have been like Gomorrah.”

Τι ουν ερουμεν οτι εθνη τα μη διωκοντα δικαιοντα δικαιοσυνην κατελαβεν δικαιοσυνην δε την εκ πιστεως

* What will we say, then? That nations who did not follow after righteousness have attained it, that is, a righteousness that is by faith

Ισραηλ δε διωκων νομον δικαιοσυνης εις νομον ουκ εφθασεν

* But that Israel, following after a law of righteousness did not attain.

Δια τι οτι ουκ εκ πιστεως αλλ ως εξ εργων προσεκοψαν τω λιθω του προσκομματος

 * Why? Because not by faith, but as by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,

καθως γεγραπται ιδου τιυημι εν Σιων λιθον προσκομματος και περταν σκανδαλου και ο πιστευων επ αυτω ου καταισχυνθησεται

* As it has been written,

“Behold, I am laying in Zion stumbling stone, and a rock of offense; whoever believes in him will not be ashamed.

That is a bizarre conflation of verses:  Isa 8:14: “He will be a holy place; for both Israel and Judah he will be a stone that causes people to stumble and a rock that makes them fall. And for the people of Jerusalem he will be a trap and a snare.”

And Isa 26:16: “See, I lay a stone in Zion, a tested stone, a precious cornerstone for a sure foundation; the one who relies on it will never be stricken with panic.”