Romans 7:10
And the commandment, which was to bring life, I found to bring death.
English Majority Text (NT)
In The King James Version
And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
In Context
9For I was alive apart from the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived, but I died.
11For sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, deceived me, and by it, killed me.
Cross References
Romans 10:5For Moses writes about the righteousness which is of the law, “ That the man who does those things shall live by them.”
Galatians 3:12But the law is not of faith, but “ the man who does them shall live by 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 →