Romans 7:7-10
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Sin’s Use of the Law
7 What should we say then?(A) Is the law sin? Absolutely not!(B) On the contrary, I would not have known sin if it were not for the law.(C) For example, I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, Do not covet.(D)[a] 8 And sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment,(E) produced in me coveting of every kind. For apart from the law sin is dead.(F) 9 Once I was alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life 10 and I died. The commandment that was meant for life(G) resulted in death for me.
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Romans 7:7-10
New International Version
The Law and Sin
7 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) 8 But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment,(E) produced in me every kind of coveting. For apart from the law, sin was dead.(F) 9 Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. 10 I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life(G) actually brought death.
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- Romans 7:7 Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21
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