Romans 7:12

Wherfore the lawe is holy and the commaundement holy iust and good.

Tyndale New Testament

In The King James Version

Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

In Context

11For synne toke occasion by the meanes of the comaundement and so disceaved me and by the selfe commaundement slewe me.

13Was that then which is good made deeth vnto me? God forbyd. Naye synne was deeth vnto me that it myght appere how that synne by the meanes of that which is good had wrought deeth in me: that synne which is vnder the commandement myght be out of measure synfull.

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Cross References

Romans 3:31Do we then destroye the lawe thorow fayth? God forbid. But we rather mayntayne the lawe.

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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