Romans 7:5 (WEB)
For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were through the law worked in our members to bring out fruit to death.
Fathers and councils · 3
Basil the Great
“…clear: the reason is because in baptism two ends were proposed; on the one hand, the destroying of the body of sin, that it may never bear fruit unto death; on the other hand, our living unto the Spirit, and having our fruit in holiness; the water receiving the body as in a tomb figures death, while the Spirit…” — editor's note: cf. Rom. vii. 5.
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Aphrahat
“And again he said:—When we were in the flesh, the weaknesses of sins were working in our members that we might become fruit for death.” — editor's note: Rom. vii. 5.
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Tertullian
“Now, whatever may be the substance, since he mentions “the body of Christ,” whom he immediately after states to have been “raised from the dead,” none other body can be understood than that of the flesh, in respect of which the law was called (the law) of death.” — editor's note: Compare the first part of ver. 4 with vers. 5 and 6 and viii. 2, 3.
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