Romans 7:9
And, I, was alive, apart from law, at one time, but, the commandment coming, sin sprang up to life,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
In Context
10Whereas, I, died,—and the commandment which was unto life was found by me to be, itself, unto death;
Cross References
Matthew 5:21Ye have heard, that it was said, to them of olden time,—Thou shalt not commit murder, and, whosoever shall commit murder, shall be, liable, to judgment.
Matthew 19:20The young man saith unto him—These all, have I kept,—What, further, do I lack?
Luke 10:25And lo! a certain lawyer, arose, putting him to the test, saying—Teacher! by doing what, shall I inherit, life age-abiding?
Luke 18:9And he spake, even unto certain who were confident in themselves that they were righteous, and were despising the rest, this parable:—
Romans 3:19Now we know that, whatsoever things the law saith, to them who are within the law, it speaketh, in order that, every mouth, may be stopped and all the world come, under penal sentence, unto God.
Romans 7:6But, now, we have received full release from the law, by dying [in that] wherein we used to be held fast, so that we should be doing service—in newness of spirit and not in obsoleteness of letter.
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 →