Romans 7:8

Romans chapter 7 · verse 8 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

Context

v.7What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not known sin, except through the law: for I had not known coveting, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet:

v.8This passage

v.9And I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

John 15:22
If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin.
Romans 7:13
Did then that which is good become death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it might be shown to be sin, by working death to me through that which is good;—that through the commandment sin might become exceeding sinful.
Romans 5:20
And the law came in besides, that the trespass might abound; but where sin abounded, grace did abound more exceedingly:
James 1:14
but each man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust, and enticed.
John 15:24
If I had not done among them the works which none other did, they had not had sin: but now have they both seen and hated both me and my Father.
1 Corinthians 15:56
The sting of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law: