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Romans 7:7
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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)

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  1. Romans 7:7 Exodus 20:17; Deut. 5:21
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The Law and Sin

7 What then shall we say? That the law is sin? By no means! Yet if it had not been for the law, (A)I would not have known sin. For I would not have known what it is to covet if (B)the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”

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Sin’s Use of the Law

7 What should we say then?(A) Is the law sin? Absolutely not!(B) But 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.[a](D)

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  1. 7:7 Ex 20:17
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7 (A)What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? (B)May it never be! On the contrary, (C)I would not have come to know sin except [a]through the Law; for I would not have known about [b]coveting if the Law had not said, “(D)You shall not [c]covet.”

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  1. Romans 7:7 Or through law
  2. Romans 7:7 Or lust
  3. Romans 7:7 Or lust
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