Romans 7:10

Yes, the commandment that was to bring me life turned out to bring death.

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In The King James Version

And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.

In Context

9Once upon a time, without law, I was actually ‘alive’; but when the commandment came, the sin came to life and I died.

11Because the sin, grasping an opportunity through the commandment, completely deceived me, and used it to ‘kill’ me.

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Cross References

Romans 10:5—Moses writes about the righteousness that is from the law: “The person who does these things will live by them.”

Galatians 3:12While the law is not of faith but, “the man who does them will 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 →

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