# the works of the sinful nature
The abstract noun "works" can be translated with the verb "does." Alternate translation: "what the sinful nature does"
The sinful nature is spoken of as if it were a person who does things. Alternate translation: "what people do because of their sinful nature" or "the things people do because they are sinful" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])