Romans 7:13

Now would something that is good kill me? Of course not! But sin shows itself to be sin by using good to cause my death. So by means of the commandment, it's revealed how evil sin really is.

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In The King James Version

Was then that which is good made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might appear sin, working death in me by that which is good; that sin by the commandment might become exceeding sinful.

In Context

12However, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, right, and good.

14We realize that the law is spiritual; but I'm all-too-human, a slave to sin.

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Cross References

Romans 7:8But through this commandment sin found a way to stir up in me all kinds of selfish desires—for without law, sin is dead.

Galatians 3:21So does the law work against God's promises? Of course not! For if there was a law that could give life, then we could be made right by keeping it.

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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