Romans 7:8 “But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in…”

Romans 7:8

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

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

But sinne tooke an occasion by ye commandement, and wrought in me all maner of concupiscence: for without the Lawe sinne is dead.

Darby Translation

but sin, getting a point of attack by the commandment, wrought in me every lust; for without law sin [was] dead.

Young's Literal Translation

'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.

Bible in Basic English

But sin, taking its chance through that which was ordered by the law, was working in me every form of desire: because without the law sin is dead.

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Cross references

“sin”

Romans 7:11 Romans 4:15 Romans 7:13 Romans 5:20 Romans 7:17

Romans 7:11 · BSB

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

Romans 4:15 · BSB

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

Romans 7:13 · BSB

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 sinf…

Romans 5:20 · BSB

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

Romans 7:17 · BSB

In that case, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

“wrought”

James 1:14 James 1:15

James 1:14 · BSB

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

James 1:15 · BSB

Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.

“For without, etc.”

1 Corinthians 15:56 John 15:22 John 15:24

1 Corinthians 15:56 · BSB

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

John 15:22 · BSB

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.

John 15:24 · BSB

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.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7What 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.”

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

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