Romans 7:9
And I was alive without law once; but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
In Context
10And the commandment, which was for life, that I found to be for death.
Cross References
Matthew 5:21Ye heard that it was said to those[5:21] of old: Thou shalt not kill; and whoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment.
Matthew 19:20The young man says to him: All these I kept; what do I yet lack?
Luke 10:25And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, tempting him, saying: Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
Luke 18:9And he spoke this parable to some who trust in themselves that they are righteous, and despise others.
Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those under the law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world may become guilty before God.
Romans 7:6But now we are delivered from the law, having died to that wherein we were held; so that we serve in newness of spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.
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 →