Romans 7:11
For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
King James Version with Apocrypha
In The King James Version
For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
In Context
10And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
12Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
Cross References
Isaiah 44:20He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
Jeremiah 49:16Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.
Romans 7:8But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
Ephesians 4:22That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
James 1:22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
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 →