Methodius of Olympus — Commentary on Scripture

Romans 1:21

Now certainly the wretched ones were overwhelmed in the chaos of error, "because that, when they knew God, they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened; "

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Romans 5:14

But the females to be preserved alive. For the devil, ruling

Romans 6:4

But the image of the heavenly is the resurrection from the dead, and in corruption, in order that "as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, so we also should walk in newness of life."

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Romans 7:7

For how should one care for a thing which is neither forbidden nor necessary to him? And for this reason it is said, "I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet."

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Romans 7:8

For when the law was given, the devil had it in his power to work lust in me; "for without the law, sin was dead; "

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Romans 7:9

Let us see, then, what it is that we have endeavoured to say respecting the apostle. For this saying of his, "I was alive without the law once".
"But I was alive and blameless before the law, having no commandment in accordance with which it was necessary to live; "but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death."

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Romans 7:12

"Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just and good; "

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Romans 7:13

Because it was given, not for injury, but for safety; for let us not suppose that God makes anything useless or hurtful. What thou? "Was then that which is good made death unto me? "

Romans 7:14

"For it was not the law of God that became the cause of my being brought into subjection to corruption, but the devil; that he might be made manifested who, through that which is good, wrought evil; that the inventor of evil might become and be proved the greatest of all sinners. "For we know that the law is spiritual; ".
and therefore it can in no respect be injurious to any one; for spiritual things are far removed from irrational lust and sin. "But I am carnal, sold under sin; "

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Romans 7:15

Wherefore even the sainted Paul says "For what I would, that do I not, but what I would not, that I do; ".
Hence evil, as though besieging me, cleaves to me and dwells in me, justice giving me up to be sold to the Evil One, in consequence of having violated the law. Therefore also the expressions: "That which I do, I allow not "and "what I hate, that do I".
Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me. For I know that in me-that is, in my flesh-dwelleth no good thing."

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Romans 7:19

Therefore it is in our power to will not to think these things; but not to bring it about that they shall pass away, so as not to come into the mind again; for this does not lie in our power, as I said; which is the meaning of that statement, "The good that I would, I do not; ".
But if any one should venture to oppose this statement, and reply, that the apostle teaches that we hate not only the evil which is in thought, but that we do that which we will not, and we hate it even in the very act of doing it, for he says "The good which I would, I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do; "

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Romans 7:22

And the same is denoted by the words, "For I delight in the law of God after the inward man; 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. O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? "

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Romans 7:23

One the law which arises from the assault of evil, and which often draws on the soul to lustful fancies, which, he says "wars against the law of the mind.".
And the third, which is in accordance with sin, settled in the flesh from lust, which he calls the "law of sin which dwells in our members; "

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Romans 7:25

And he immediately adds, clearly showing from what kind of death he desired to be delivered, and who he was who delivered him, "I thank God, through Jesus Christ."

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Romans 8:2

"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death; "so that "He that raised up Jesus from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by His Spirit that dwelleth in you; "having "condemned sin "which is in the body to its destruction; "that the righteousness of the law"

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Romans 8:19

Itself also shall be delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God."

Romans 9:5

Of the gods, but which teaches us the wondrous condescension to us men of the awful glory of Him who is God over all.

Romans 11:33

O wondrous circumstance! "O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God!"

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Romans 14:9

The saint says at the end: The words, "For to this end Christ both died, and rose, and revived, that He might be Lord both of the dead and living"

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