Romans 7:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.”
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“But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.”
King James Version · Public Domain“but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the commandment all manner of coveting: for apart from the law sin is dead.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“`Thou shalt not covet;' and the sin having received an opportunity, through the command, did work in me all covetousness--for apart from law sin is dead.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Romans 7:8 — 9 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
- John 15:24If 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.
- Romans 4:15because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.
- Romans 5:20The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
- Romans 7:11For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death.
- Romans 7:13Did 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.
- Romans 7:17In that case, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
- 1 Corinthians 15:56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
- James 1:14But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.
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