13 Therefore, did what is good become death to me? Absolutely not!(A) But sin, in order to be recognized as sin, was producing death in me through what is good, so that through the commandment, sin might become sinful beyond measure.

The Problem of Sin in Us

14 For we know that the law is spiritual,(B) but I am of the flesh,[a] sold(C) as a slave under sin.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 7:14 Or unspiritual

Living under the Law

13 So did something good bring death to me? Absolutely not! But sin caused my death through something good so that sin would be exposed as sin. That way sin would become even more thoroughly sinful through the commandment. 14 We know that the Law is spiritual, but I’m made of flesh and blood, and I’m sold as a slave to sin.

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