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Romans 6:12

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “it in” (αὐτῇ ἐν) before the here.

Μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.notοὖνounthereforeοὖνconjunction — “therefore”G3767therefore, then.This verse uses “therefore”.thereforeβασιλευέτωbasileuetōreignβασιλεύω (basileuō)verb, present active imperative, 3rd person singular — “reign”, an ongoing or repeated actionG936(a) I rule, reign, (b) I reign over.This verse uses “reign”.reignἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἁμαρτίαhamartiasinἁμαρτίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “sin”, the subject formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θνητῷthnētōmortalθνητός (thnētos)adjective, dative, singular, neuter — “mortal”, the to- or for-formG2349mortal, subject to death.mortalὑμῶνhumōnyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “you”, the of-formG4771you.σώματιsōmatibodyσῶμα (sōma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “body”, the to- or for-formG4983body, flesh; the body of the Church.This verse uses “body”.bodyεἰςeisthatεἰςpreposition — “that”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.thatτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ὑπακούεινhupakoueinto ye should obeyὑπακούω (hupakouō)verb, present active infinitive — “to ye should obey”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5219I listen, hearken to, obey, answer.This verse uses “obey”.ye should obeyταῖςtaistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, feminine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπιθυμίαιςepithumiaislustsἐπιθυμία (epithumia)noun, dative, plural, feminine — “lusts”, the to- or for-formG1939desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust.the lustsαὐτοῦautouthereofαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, neuter — “thereof”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.thereof

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αὐτῇautēitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “it”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Let not then the sin reign in your mortal body, to obey it in its desires;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body, that ye should obey the lusts thereof:

Young’s Literal Translation

Let not then the sin reign in your mortal body, to obey it in its desires;

World English Bible

Therefore don’t let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts.

Darby Translation

Let not sin therefore reign in your mortal body to obey its lusts.

Douay-Rheims

Let no sin therefore reign in your mortal body, so as to obey the lusts thereof.

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