Romans 7:8

But sin took the opportunity through the commandment and brought about every lust in me. For without the 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 will we say then? Is the law itself sin? May it never be. However, I would never have known sin, if it were not through the law. For I would not have known covetousness unless the law said, “You must not covet.”

9At one time I was alive without the law, but when the commandment came, sin regained life, and I died.

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Cross References

John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin, but now they have no excuse for their sin.

Romans 4:15For the law brings about wrath, but where there is no law, there is no trespass.

Romans 7:11For sin took the opportunity through the commandment and deceived me. Through the commandment it killed me.

Romans 7:17But now it is no longer I who do it, but the sin that lives in me.

James 1:14But each person is tempted by his own desire, which drags him away and entices him.

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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