Romans 7:8

'Thou shalt not covet;' and the sin having received an opportunity, through the command, did work in me all covetousness — for apart from law sin is dead.

Young's Literal Translation

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, then, shall we say? the law [is] sin? let it not be! but the sin I did not know except through law, for also the covetousness I had not known if the law had not said:

9And I was alive apart from law once, and the command having come, the sin revived, and I died;

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Cross References

John 15:22if I had not come and spoken to them, they were not having sin; but now pretext they have not for their sin.

Romans 4:15for the law doth work wrath; for where law is not, neither [is] transgression.

Romans 7:11for the sin, having received an opportunity, through the command, did deceive me, and through it did slay [me];

Romans 7:17and now it is no longer I that work it, but the sin dwelling in me,

James 1:14and each one is tempted, by his own desires being led away and enticed,

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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