Romans 7:13 hINA GENHTAI KAQ hUPERBOLHN AMARTWLOS hH AMARTIA

Jonathan Robie (jwrobie@mindspring.com)
Tue, 18 Feb 1997 08:55:01 -0500

Romans 7:13 has this phrase, which I find incomprehensible:

hINA GENHTAI KAQ hUPERBOLHN AMARTWLOS hH AMARTIA DIA THS ENTOLHS

I think that the phrase KAQ hUPERBOLHN AMARTWLOS is throwing me for a loop
here. What does this phrase mean in this context? As I'm currently reading
it, it says "so that sin should become (hINA GEHTAI hH AMARTIA) according to
excessive sinfulness (KAQ hUPERBOLHN AMARTWLOS) through the law (DIA THS
ENTOLHS)", and I keep wondering *what* sin should become according to
excessive sinfulness.

Am I misunderstanding the way the word KAQ is being used here?

Jonathan

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