Romans 7:9
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.
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.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.
- KJV
- For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
- WEB
- I was alive apart from the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died.
- ASV
- And I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died;
- DARBY
- But *I* was alive without law once; but the commandment having come, sin revived, but *I* died.
- BLB
- And I was once alive apart from the law, but [on] the commandment's having come, sin revived and I died;
- ÅB
- Jeg levde en gang uten loven. Men da budet kom ble synden levende igjen.
- OTB
- Det var en tid da jeg levde uten loven; men da budet kom, ble synden levende og jeg døde.
- B1930
- Jeg levde en tid uten lov; men da budet kom, blev synden levende igjen,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 3:10
For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
Read in contextRomans 8:7
Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.
Read in contextRomans 7:4
Wherefore, my brethren, ye also are become dead to the law by the body of Christ; that ye should be married to another, even to him who is raised from the dead, that we should bring forth fruit unto God.
Read in contextJames 2:10–11
For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all.
Read in contextGalatians 2:19
For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.
Read in contextRomans 7:21–23
I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
Read in contextRomans 10:5
For Moses describeth the righteousness which is of the law, That the man which doeth those things shall live by them.
Read in contextRomans 7:6
But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not in the oldness of the letter.
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