Romans 7:11
for sin, getting a point of attack by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew [me].
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
In Context
10And the commandment, which [was] for life, was found, [as] to me, itself [to be] unto death:
12So that the law indeed [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Cross References
Isaiah 44:20He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
Jeremiah 49:16Thy terribleness, the pride of thy heart, hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill. Though thou shouldest make thy nest high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith Jehovah.
Romans 7:8but sin, getting a point of attack by the commandment, wrought in me every lust; for without law sin [was] dead.
Ephesians 4:22[namely] your having put off according to the former conversation the old man which corrupts itself according to the deceitful lusts;
James 1:22But be ye doers of [the] word and not hearers only, beguiling 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 →