Romans 7:8

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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.

“But sin, finding occasion through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of coveting. For apart from the law, sin is dead.”

— WEB

“But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.”

— KJV

“but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the commandment all manner of coveting: for apart from the law sin [is] dead.”

— ASV

Cross-references

Related verses via the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Romans 7:11 "for sin, finding occasion through the commandment, deceived me, and through it killed me."
1 Corinthians 15:56 "The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law."
Romans 4:15 "For the law produces wrath, for where there is no law, neither is there disobedience."
James 1:14-15 "But each one is tempted when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed."
Romans 7:13 "Did then that which is good become death to me? May it never be! But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, was producing death in me thr…"
Romans 5:20 "The law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace abounded more exceedingly;"
John 15:22 "If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have had sin; but now they have no excuse for their sin."
Romans 7:17 "So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwells in me."

Commentary

For without the law--that is, before its extensive demands and prohibitions come to operate upon our corrupt nature. sin was--rather, "is" dead--that is, the sinful principle of our nature lies so dormant, so torpid, that its virulence and power are unknown, and to our feeling it is as good as "dead."

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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