Romans 7:14
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.”
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“We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for we have known that the law is spiritual, and I am fleshly, sold by the sin;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Romans 7:14 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 37:27Come, let us sell him to the Ishmaelites and not lay a hand on him; for he is our brother, our own flesh.” And they agreed.
- Genesis 37:36Meanwhile, the Midianites sold Joseph in Egypt to Potiphar, an officer of Pharaoh and captain of the guard.
- Genesis 40:15For I was kidnapped from the land of the Hebrews, and even here I have done nothing for which they should have put me in this dungeon.”
- Exodus 21:2If you buy a Hebrew servant, he is to serve you for six years. But in the seventh year, he shall go free without paying anything.
- Exodus 22:3But if it happens after sunrise, there is guilt for his bloodshed. A thief must make full restitution; if he has nothing, he himself shall be sold for his theft.
- Leviticus 13:12But if the skin disease breaks out all over his skin so that it covers all the skin of the infected person from head to foot, as far as the priest can see,
- Leviticus 13:16But if the raw flesh changes and turns white, he must go to the priest.
- Leviticus 19:18Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against any of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 6:5And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.
- 1 Kings 21:20When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.
- 1 Kings 21:25(Surely there was never one like Ahab, who sold himself to do evil in the sight of the LORD, incited by his wife Jezebel.
- 2 Kings 17:17They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the fire and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
- Job 42:6Therefore I retract my words, and I repent in dust and ashes.”
- Psalms 51:6Surely You desire truth in the inmost being; You teach me wisdom in the inmost place.
- Psalms 119:25My soul cleaves to the dust; revive me according to Your word.
- Proverbs 30:2Surely I am the most ignorant of men, and I lack the understanding of a man.
- Proverbs 30:5Every word of God is flawless; He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.
- Isaiah 6:5Then I said: “Woe is me, for I am ruined, because I am a man of unclean lips dwelling among a people of unclean lips; for my eyes have seen the King, the LORD of Hosts.”
- Isaiah 50:1This is what the LORD says: “Where is your mother’s certificate of divorce with which I sent her away? Or to which of My creditors did I sell you? Look, you were sold for your iniquities, and for your transgressions your mother was sent away.
- Isaiah 52:3For this is what the LORD says: “You were sold for nothing, and without money you will be redeemed.”
- Isaiah 64:5You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
- Amos 2:6This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Israel, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they sell the righteous for silver and the needy for a pair of sandals.
- Matthew 5:22But I tell you that anyone who is angry with his brother will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to his brother, ‘Raca,’ will be subject to the Sanhedrin. But anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be subject to the fire of hell.
- Matthew 5:28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
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