Romans 7:11
For sin, through occasion taken by the commandment, deceived me, and by that it slew me.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
In Context
10and this commandment that was to life, was found to me, to be to death.
12Therefore the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, and just, and good.
Cross References
Isaiah 44:20A part thereof is ashes; an unwise heart shall worship it, and he shall not deliver his soul, neither he shall say, A strong leasing is in my right hand. (A part of it is ashes; and an unwise heart shall worship it, but it shall not save his soul, nor shall he say, Only a big lie, or a great falsehood, is in my right hand.)
Jeremiah 49:16Thy boast, and the pride of thine heart, hath deceived thee, that dwellest in the caves of stone, and enforcest to take (hold of) the highness of a little hill; when thou as an eagle hast raised (up) thy nest, from thence I shall draw thee down, saith the Lord. (Thy boast, and the pride of thy heart, have deceived thee, thou who livest in stone caves, and endeavourest to take hold of the highness, or the top, of a little hill; even though thou hast raised up thy nest like an eagle, from there I shall draw thee down, saith the Lord.)
Romans 7:8And through occasion taken, sin by the commandment hath wrought in me all covetousness; for without the law, sin was dead.
Ephesians 4:22Do ye away by the old living, [or after the first living], the old man, that is corrupt by the desires of error;
James 1:22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, 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 →