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Romans 7:8

SinThe lawTemptationEnvy and jealousy

6 But now, having died to what bound us, we have been released from the law, so that we serve in the new way of the Spirit, and not in the old way of the written code.

7 What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”

But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.

9 Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.

10 So I discovered that the very commandment that was meant to bring life actually brought death.

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BSB
But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
KJV
But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
WEB
But sin, finding occasion through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of coveting. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
ASV
but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the commandment all manner of coveting: for apart from the law sin [is] dead.
DARBY
but sin, getting a point of attack by the commandment, wrought in me every lust; for without law sin [was] dead.
BLB
But sin, having taken the opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all covetousness; for apart from the law, sin [is] dead.
ÅB
Men synden tok anledning av budet og virket alt slags begjær i meg; for uten lov er synden død.
OTB
Men synden, som tok anledningen gitt av budet, produserte i meg alle slags begjær. For uten loven er synden død.
B1930
Men synden tok anledning av budet og virket alskens begjærlighet i mig; for uten lov er synden død.

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Cross references

  • Romans 7:11

    For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death.

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:56

    The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

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  • Romans 4:15

    because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.

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  • James 1:14–15

    But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.

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  • Romans 7:13

    Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.

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  • John 15:22

    If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.

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  • Romans 5:20

    The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,

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  • John 15:24

    If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.

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