Romans 7:10
And I was dead. And the very same commaundemet, which was ordeyned vnto lyfe, was founde to be vnto me an occasion of death.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
In Context
9I once lyued without lawe: But when the commaundement came, sinne reuyued,
11For sinne, takyng occasion by the commaundement, hath deceaued me, and by the same slewe [me.]
Cross References
Romans 10:5For Moyses writeth, of the ryghteousnesse which [is] of the lawe, howe that the man which doth those thinges, shall lyue by them.
Galatians 3:12And the lawe is not of fayth: but the man that doth them, shall lyue in them.
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 →