Romans 7:7-12
New American Standard Bible 1995
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.” 8 But sin, (E)taking opportunity (F)through the commandment, produced in me [d]coveting of every kind; for (G)apart [e]from the Law sin is dead. 9 I was once alive apart [f]from the Law; but when the commandment came, sin became alive and I died; 10 and this commandment, which was [g](H)to result in life, proved [h]to result in death for me; 11 for sin, (I)taking an opportunity (J)through the commandment, (K)deceived me and through it killed me. 12 (L)So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.
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- Romans 7:7 Or through law
- Romans 7:7 Or lust
- Romans 7:7 Or lust
- Romans 7:8 Or lust
- Romans 7:8 Or from law
- Romans 7:9 Or from law
- Romans 7:10 Lit to life
- Romans 7:10 Lit to death
Romans 7:7-12
King James Version
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 death.
11 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.
12 Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.
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Romans 7:7-12
Young's Literal Translation
7 What, 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:
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.
9 And I was alive apart from law once, and the command having come, the sin revived, and I died;
10 and the command that [is] for life, this was found by me for death;
11 for the sin, having received an opportunity, through the command, did deceive me, and through it did slay [me];
12 so that the law, indeed, [is] holy, and the command holy, and righteous, and good.
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