Romans 7:8

Sin took advantage of this, and by means of the Commandment stirred up within me every kind of coveting; for apart from Law sin would be dead.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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 follows? Is the Law itself a sinful thing? No, indeed; on the contrary, unless I had been taught by the Law, I should have known nothing of sin as sin. For instance, I should not have known what covetousness is, if the Law had not repeatedly said, "Thou shalt not covet."

9Once, apart from Law, I was alive, but when the Commandment came, sin sprang into life, and I died;

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Cross References

John 15:22"If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have had no sin; but as the case stands they are without excuse for their sin.

Romans 4:15For the Law inflicts punishment; but where no Law exists, there can be no violation of Law.

Romans 7:11For sin seized the advantage, and by means of the Commandment it completely deceived me, and also put me to death.

Romans 7:17and now it is no longer I that do these things, but the sin which has its home within me does them.

James 1:14But when a man is tempted, it is his own passions that carry him away and serve as a bait.

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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