Romans 8:3

Updated: June 3, 2025
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For what the law couldn’t do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God did, sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh;
World English Bible (WEB)
For{G1063} what the law{G3551} could not do{G102}, in{G1722} that{G3739} it was weak{G770}{(G5707)} through{G1223} the flesh{G4561}, God{G2316} sending{G3992}{(G5660)} his own{G1438} Son{G5207} in{G1722} the likeness{G3667} of sinful{G266} flesh{G4561}, and{G2532} for{G4012} sin{G266}, condemned{G2632}{(G5656)} sin{G266} in{G1722} the flesh{G4561}:
KJV with Strongs
(3) For what The Torah-Law couldn't do, in what's weak through the flesh, The אֱלֹהִים Elohim-God did in sending Himself, The Son, in the likeness of deviating flesh. And concerning deviation, He condemned deviation in the flesh,
The F.O.G
[3] The law, weakened by our fallen human nature, was powerless to free us. But God did what the law could never do: He sent His own Son in a body like our sin-prone bodies to be a sin offering. In doing so, He pronounced final judgment on sin's power over humanity.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
for what the law was not able to do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God, His own Son having sent in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, did condemn the sin in the flesh,
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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