Romans 7:11
For sin, when it had gained a vantage-ground through the commandment, beguiled me, and through it slew me.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
In Context
10and the very commandment which should have meant life, this I found to mean death.
12So then the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
Cross References
Romans 7:8But when sin had gained a vantage-ground, by means of the commandment, it stirred up within me all manner of lust; for where there is no law, sin is dead.
Ephesians 4:22You have learned to lay aside, with your former manner of living, the old self who was on his way to ruin, as he followed the desires which deceive;
James 1:22And become doers of the Word, and not merely hearers, deceiving yourselves.
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 →