Romans 7:9
And I, apart from the Law, was once alive; but when the commandment came, sin came to life again, and I died;
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
In Context
10and the very commandment whose design was life, I found to issue in death.
Cross References
Matthew 5:21Ye have heard that it was said to them of old time, “Thou shalt not kill; and whoever shall kill, shall be in danger of the Judges.”
Matthew 19:20The young man saith to him, All these things have I kept; in what am I still wanting?
Luke 10:25And lo! a certain lawyer stood up to try him, saying, Teacher, what shall I do to inherit everlasting life?
Luke 18:9And to some who trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised all others, he spoke this parable:
Romans 3:19Now we know that whatever the Law saith, it saith to those who are under the Law; that every mouth may be stopped, and all the world become subject to condemnation before God.
Romans 7:6But now we are delivered from the Law, having died to that by which we were bound, that we might serve in the new life of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the letter.
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 →