Romans 7:8

“You will not covet”; and sin having received an opportunity, through the command, worked in me all covetousness—for apart from law sin is dead.

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In The King James Version

But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

In Context

7What, then, will we say? The Law [is] sin? Let it not be! But I did not know sin except through law, for also the covetousness I had not known if the Law had not said:

9And I was alive apart from law once, and the command having come, sin revived, and I died;

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Cross References

John 15:22if I had not come and spoken to them, they were not having sin; but now they have no pretext for their sin.

Romans 4:15for the Law works wrath; for where law is not, neither [is] transgression.

Romans 7:11for sin, having received an opportunity, through the command, deceived me, and through it, slew [me],

Romans 7:17and now it is no longer I that work it, but sin dwelling in me,

James 1:14but each one is tempted, being led away and enticed by his own desires;

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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