Romans 7:9-11

American Standard Version

⁹And I was alive apart from ^[a]the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died; ¹⁰and the commandment, which was unto life, this I found to be unto death: ¹¹for sin, finding occasion, through the commandment beguiled me, and through it slew me.

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Romans 7:9-11

New King James Version

⁹I was alive once without the law, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died. ¹⁰And the commandment, ^(A)which was to bring life, I found to bring death. ¹¹For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it killed me.

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Romans 7:9-11

New International Version

⁹Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. ¹⁰I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life^(A) actually brought death. ¹¹For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment,^(B) deceived me,^(C) and through the commandment put me to death.

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Romans 7:9-11

English Standard Version

⁹I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. ¹⁰The very commandment ^(A)that promised life proved to be death to me. ¹¹For sin, ^(B)seizing an opportunity through the commandment, ^(C)deceived me and through it killed me.