Romans 7:12

Therefore the law indeed is holy, and the commandment holy and righteous and good. 1 Law Cannot Save from Sin

English Majority Text (NT)

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Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

In Context

11For sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, deceived me, and by it, killed me.

13Then has that which is good become death to me? By no means! But sin, that it might appear sin, was producing death in me through that which is good, so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful.

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Cross References

Romans 3:31Therefore do we nullify the law through faith? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law.

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 →

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