Romans 7:11
For sin, receiving an opportunity through the commandment, seduced me, and, through the law, sin killed me.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
In Context
10and I died. And the commandment, which was unto life, was itself found to be unto death for me.
12And so, the law itself is indeed holy, and the commandment is holy and just and good.
Cross References
Isaiah 44:20Part of it is ashes. His foolish heart adores it. And he will not liberate his soul, and he will not say, “Perhaps there is a lie in my right hand.”
Jeremiah 49:16Your arrogance has deceived you, by the pride of your heart, you who live in the caverns of the rock and who strive to take hold of the height of the hill. But even if you make your nest like that of an eagle, I will pull you down from there, says the Lord.
Romans 7:8But sin, receiving an opportunity through the commandment, wrought in me all manner of coveting. For apart from the law, sin was dead.
Ephesians 4:22to set aside your earlier behavior, the former man, who was corrupted, by means of desire, unto error,
James 1:22So be doers of the Word, and not listeners only, deceiving yourselves.
Matthew Henry on Romans 7:8-25
Excellency of the Law; Usefulness of the Law. ( a. d. 58.) 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. 9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. 10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto… Read the whole commentary →