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Lagen avslöjar synden

Vad betyder då detta? Att lagen är synd? Nej, naturligtvis inte! Men det var genom lagen som jag lärde känna vad synd är. Jag skulle inte ha vetat vad det innebär att ha begär till något, om inte lagen hade sagt: ”Du ska inte ha begär.”[a]

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  1. 7:7 Se 2 Mos 20:17.

The Law and Sin

What shall we say, then?(A) Is the law sinful? Certainly not!(B) Nevertheless, I would not have known what sin was had it not been for the law.(C) For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”[a](D)

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  1. Romans 7:7 Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21

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.

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