Romans 7:10
and the commandment which was intended to life, I found to be unto death.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
In Context
9And I was heretofore alive without the law: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died:
11For sin taking occasion by the commandment deceived me, and by it slew me.
Cross References
Romans 10:5For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, "That the man who doth those things shall live by them."
Galatians 3:12now the law is not of faith, but saith, "The man that doth 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 →