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But sin used this command to arouse all kinds of covetous desires within me! If there were no law, sin would not have that power.

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But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment,(A) produced in me every kind of coveting. For apart from the law, sin was dead.(B)

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11 Sin took advantage of those commands and deceived me; it used the commands to kill me.

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11 For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment,(A) deceived me,(B) and through the commandment put me to death.

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56 For sin is the sting that results in death, and the law gives sin its power.

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56 The sting of death is sin,(A) and the power of sin is the law.(B)

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15 For the law always brings punishment on those who try to obey it. (The only way to avoid breaking the law is to have no law to break!)

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15 because the law brings wrath.(A) And where there is no law there is no transgression.(B)

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14 Temptation comes from our own desires, which entice us and drag us away. 15 These desires give birth to sinful actions. And when sin is allowed to grow, it gives birth to death.

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14 but each person is tempted when they are dragged away by their own(A) evil desire and enticed. 15 Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin;(B) and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.(C)

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13 But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause my death? Of course not! Sin used what was good to bring about my condemnation to death. So we can see how terrible sin really is. It uses God’s good commands for its own evil purposes.

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13 Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! Nevertheless, in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it used what is good(A) to bring about my death,(B) so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.

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20 God’s law was given so that all people could see how sinful they were. But as people sinned more and more, God’s wonderful grace became more abundant.

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20 The law was brought in so that the trespass might increase.(A) But where sin increased, grace increased all the more,(B)

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22 They would not be guilty if I had not come and spoken to them. But now they have no excuse for their sin.

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22 If I had not come and spoken to them,(A) they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin.(B)

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17 So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.

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17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.(A)

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24 If I hadn’t done such miraculous signs among them that no one else could do, they would not be guilty. But as it is, they have seen everything I did, yet they still hate me and my Father.

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24 If I had not done among them the works no one else did,(A) they would not be guilty of sin.(B) As it is, they have seen, and yet they have hated both me and my Father.

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