罗马书 7
Chinese Standard Bible (Simplified)
以婚姻为例
7 弟兄们,我现在对明白律法的人说:难道你们不明白,律法只是在一个人活着的时候辖制这个人吗? 2 要知道,已婚的女人,在丈夫活着的时候,是被律法约束的;但如果丈夫死了,她就脱离了那关于丈夫的律法。 3 由此可见,丈夫还活着的时候,她如果归向别的男人,就被称为淫妇;但如果丈夫死了,她就脱离那律法得了自由,即使归向别的男人,也不是淫妇。
4 因此,我的弟兄们,你们藉着基督的身体,在律法上也被处死了,使你们归向另一位,就是从死人中复活的那一位,好让我们能为神结出果子来。 5 原来,当我们还在肉体中的时候,罪的欲望藉着律法在我们身体的各部分[a]做工,以致为死亡结了果子。 6 但如今,我们既然在那捆绑我们的律法上死了,就脱离了律法,结果我们得以按照圣灵的新样式来服事,而不按照律法条文的旧样式。
罪藉着诫命
7 那么,我们要怎么说呢?难道律法是罪吗?绝对不是!然而,要不是藉着律法,我就不知道什么是罪。如果律法没有说“不可贪心”[b],我就不知道什么是贪心; 8 但是,罪藉着诫命,趁机在我里面生出种种贪念。原来在律法之外,罪是死的。 9 我从前活在律法之外,但是诫命一来,罪就活起来了, 10 我却死了。于是我发现,那本该带来生命的诫命,它却导致了死亡。 11 事实上,罪藉着诫命趁机欺骗了我,并藉着诫命杀了我。 12 因此,律法是神圣的,诫命也是神圣、公义、美善的。
内在的罪
13 那么,是那美善的导致了我的死吗?[c]绝对不是!而是罪。罪为要显出是罪,就藉着那美善的带来了我的死,使罪藉着诫命变得极其邪恶。 14 我们知道律法是属灵的;而我是属肉体的,已经卖给罪了。 15 实际上,我所做的,我不明白,因为我所愿意的,我没有去做;我所恨恶的,我反而去做。 16 那么,如果我做我不愿意做的事,我就赞同了律法是好的。 17 所以现在这事就不再是我所做的,而是住在我里面的罪所做的。 18 事实上,我知道在我里面,就是在我肉体中,没有良善;因为行善的意愿在我里面,却行不出来。 19 这样,我愿意行的善,我没有去行;我不愿意做的恶,我反而去做。 20 那么,如果我做我不愿意做的事,这事就不再是我所做的,而是住在我里面的罪所做的。 21 因此我发现一个法则:当我愿意行善的时候,恶就在我里面。 22 就是说,按着内在的人,我喜爱神的法则, 23 然而我发现在我身体[d]中另有一个法则,与我理性的法则交战,把我掳到我身体中罪的法则里。 24 我这个人真是可悲呀!谁能救我脱离这属于死亡的身体呢? 25 藉着我们的主耶稣基督,感谢归于神![e]由此可见,我自己一方面在理性上服从神的法则,另一方面在肉体中却服从罪的法则。
羅馬書 7
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
婚姻關係的例子
7 弟兄姊妹,我現在對那些熟悉律法的人說:你們難道不知道律法只在人活著的時候管轄人嗎? 2 比方說,一個婦人結了婚,只要丈夫還在世,她就受律法的約束要與丈夫在一起。如果丈夫死了,她就脫離了與丈夫的婚姻關係。 3 丈夫還活著的時候,她若與別的男人發生性關係,便算淫婦。丈夫若死了,她就脫離了與丈夫的婚姻關係,即使改嫁,也不是淫婦。
4 我的弟兄姊妹,同樣,你們藉著基督的身體向著律法也死了,使你們可以歸於那位從死裡復活的基督,好為上帝結果子。 5 從前我們受自己罪惡本性[a]的控制,因律法而激發的罪惡慾望在我們身上發作,以致結出死亡的果子。 6 但現在,我們既然向著一度捆綁我們的律法死了,就脫離了律法的控制,能夠以聖靈所賜的新樣式,而不是以拘守教條的舊樣式事奉上帝。
律法使人知罪
7 那麼,我們可以說律法本身是罪嗎?當然不是!沒有律法,我們就不知道什麼是罪。律法若不說「不可貪心」,我就不知道什麼是貪心。 8 然而,罪卻趁機利用誡命在我裡面生出各種貪念,因為沒有律法,罪是死的。 9 我沒認識律法之前是活的,但律法來了之後,罪就活了,而我卻死了。 10 我發現那本來要使人活的誡命反而叫我死, 11 因為罪利用誡命趁機引誘我,而且藉著誡命殺了我。
12 其實律法是聖潔的,誡命也是聖潔、公義、良善的。 13 既然如此,難道是良善的誡命叫我死嗎?當然不是!是罪藉著良善的誡命叫我死。這樣,罪藉著誡命叫我死就顯出它實在是邪惡至極!
善惡相爭
14 我們知道律法是屬靈的,我卻屬乎肉體,已經賣給罪做奴隸了。 15 我不明白自己的所作所為,因為我想做的,我做不到;而我憎恨的惡事,我偏偏去做! 16 既然我不想做的,我反倒去做,我就得承認律法是好的。 17 其實那並不是我做的,而是住在我裡面的罪做的。 18 我也知道,在我的罪惡本性裡面毫無良善,我有行善的心願,卻沒有行善的力量。 19 我想行善,卻不能行;我不想作惡,反倒去作。 20 如果我不想做的,我反倒去做,這就不是我自己做的,而是住在我裡面的罪做的。
21 因此,我發現一個律:我想行善的時候,惡就不放過我。 22 按著我裡面的意思[b],我喜愛上帝的律。 23 然而,我發覺在我身體內另有一個律和我心中的律作戰,將我俘虜,使我服從身體內犯罪的律。 24 我真是苦啊!誰能救我脫離這個被死亡控制的身體呢? 25 感謝上帝,祂藉著我們的主耶穌基督救了我!這樣看來,我的內心服從上帝的律法,但我罪惡的本性卻服從犯罪的律。
羅馬書 7
Chinese Union Version Modern Punctuation (Traditional)
7 弟兄們,我現在對明白律法的人說:你們豈不曉得律法管人是在活著的時候嗎? 2 就如女人有了丈夫,丈夫還活著,就被律法約束,丈夫若死了,就脫離了丈夫的律法。 3 所以丈夫活著,她若歸於別人,便叫淫婦;丈夫若死了,她就脫離了丈夫的律法,雖然歸於別人,也不是淫婦。 4 我的弟兄們,這樣說來,你們藉著基督的身體,在律法上也是死了,叫你們歸於別人,就是歸於那從死裡復活的,叫我們結果子給神。 5 因為我們屬肉體的時候,那因律法而生的惡慾就在我們肢體中發動,以致結成死亡的果子; 6 但我們既然在捆我們的律法上死了,現今就脫離了律法,叫我們服侍主,要按著心靈[a]的新樣,不按著儀文的舊樣。
律法使人知罪
7 這樣,我們可說什麼呢?律法是罪嗎?斷乎不是。只是非因律法,我就不知何為罪。非律法說「不可起貪心」,我就不知何為貪心。 8 然而罪趁著機會,就藉著誡命叫諸般的貪心在我裡頭發動,因為沒有律法罪是死的。 9 我以前沒有律法是活著的,但是誡命來到,罪又活了,我就死了。 10 那本來叫人活的誡命,反倒叫我死; 11 因為罪趁著機會,就藉著誡命引誘我,並且殺了我。 12 這樣看來,律法是聖潔的,誡命也是聖潔、公義、良善的。 13 既然如此,那良善的是叫我死嗎?斷乎不是。叫我死的乃是罪。但罪藉著那良善的叫我死,就顯出真是罪,叫罪因著誡命更顯出是惡極了。 14 我們原曉得律法是屬乎靈的,但我是屬乎肉體的,是已經賣給罪了。 15 因為我所做的,我自己不明白;我所願意的,我並不做;我所恨惡的,我倒去做。 16 若我所做的,是我所不願意的,我就應承律法是善的。 17 既是這樣,就不是我做的,乃是住在我裡頭的罪做的。
良心與情慾交戰
18 我也知道,在我裡頭,就是我肉體之中,沒有良善。因為立志為善由得我,只是行出來由不得我。 19 故此,我所願意的善,我反不做;我所不願意的惡,我倒去做。 20 若我去做所不願意做的,就不是我做的,乃是住在我裡頭的罪做的。 21 我覺得有個律,就是我願意為善的時候,便有惡與我同在。 22 因為按著我裡面的意思[b],我是喜歡神的律, 23 但我覺得肢體中另有個律和我心中的律交戰,把我擄去,叫我附從那肢體中犯罪的律。 24 我真是苦啊!誰能救我脫離這取死的身體呢? 25 感謝神!靠著我們的主耶穌基督就能脫離了。這樣看來,我以內心順服神的律,我肉體卻順服罪的律了。
Romans 7
New International Version
Released From the Law, Bound to Christ
7 Do you not know, brothers and sisters(A)—for I am speaking to those who know the law—that the law has authority over someone only as long as that person lives? 2 For example, by law a married woman is bound to her husband as long as he is alive, but if her husband dies, she is released from the law that binds her to him.(B) 3 So then, if she has sexual relations with another man while her husband is still alive, she is called an adulteress.(C) But if her husband dies, she is released from that law and is not an adulteress if she marries another man.
4 So, my brothers and sisters, you also died to the law(D) through the body of Christ,(E) that you might belong to another,(F) to him who was raised from the dead, in order that we might bear fruit for God. 5 For when we were in the realm of the flesh,[a](G) the sinful passions aroused by the law(H) were at work in us,(I) so that we bore fruit for death.(J) 6 But now, by dying to what once bound us, we have been released from the law(K) so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.(L)
The Law and Sin
7 What shall we say, then?(M) Is the law sinful? Certainly not!(N) Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law.(O) For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”[b](P) 8 But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment,(Q) produced in me every kind of coveting. For apart from the law, sin was dead.(R) 9 Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. 10 I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life(S) actually brought death. 11 For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment,(T) deceived me,(U) and through the commandment put me to death. 12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.(V)
13 Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! Nevertheless, in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it used what is good(W) to bring about my death,(X) so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.
14 We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual,(Y) sold(Z) as a slave to sin.(AA) 15 I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.(AB) 16 And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good.(AC) 17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.(AD) 18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[c](AE) For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.(AF) 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.(AG)
21 So I find this law at work:(AH) Although I want to do good, evil is right there with me. 22 For in my inner being(AI) I delight in God’s law;(AJ) 23 but I see another law at work in me, waging war(AK) against the law of my mind and making me a prisoner of the law of sin(AL) at work within me. 24 What a wretched man I am! Who will rescue me from this body that is subject to death?(AM) 25 Thanks be to God, who delivers me through Jesus Christ our Lord!(AN)
So then, I myself in my mind am a slave to God’s law,(AO) but in my sinful nature[d] a slave to the law of sin.(AP)
Footnotes
- Romans 7:5 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
- Romans 7:7 Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21
- Romans 7:18 Or my flesh
- Romans 7:25 Or in the flesh
Romans 7
King James Version
7 Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth?
2 For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.
3 So then if, while her husband liveth, she be married to another man, she shall be called an adulteress: but if her husband be dead, she is free from that law; so that she is no adulteress, though she be married to another man.
4 Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
5 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.
6 But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
13 Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.
14 For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.
15 For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
16 If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
21 I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
22 For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
23 But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.
24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death?
25 I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
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