Romans 7:10
And the commandment, which was for life, the same was found by me for death.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
In The King James Version
And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
In Context
9For though I lived without the law formerly; yet when the commandment came, sin revived, but I died.
11For sin, seizing the occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and thereby slew me.
Cross References
Romans 10:5For Moses describeth the righteousness which is by the law, “That the man who doeth these things shall live by them.”
Galatians 3:12Now the law is not by faith: but “The man that doeth these things shall live by them.”
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 →