Romans 7:10
Whereas, I, died,—and the commandment which was unto life was found by me to be, itself, unto death;
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
In Context
9And, I, was alive, apart from law, at one time, but, the commandment coming, sin sprang up to life,
11For, sin,—taking occasion—through the commandment, completely deceived me and, through it, slew me:
Cross References
Ezekiel 20:11Then gave I unto them my statutes, And my regulations, caused I them to know,- By the which the man that doeth them shall live.
Ezekiel 20:21Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me, In my statutes, walked they not, And my regulations, observed they not to do them Wherein the man who shall do them shall live, My sabbaths, they profaned. Therefore spake I of pouring out mine indignation upon them to bring mine anger to an end against them. in the desert.
Romans 10:5For, Moses, writeth that—as touching the righteousness that is by law, The man that hath done [it], shall live thereby;
Galatians 3:12And, the law, is not of faith, but—he that hath done them, shall live in 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 →