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Romans 7:7-13 Freedom from the Law

7 Struggling With Sin
What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed I would not have known what sin was except through the law. For I would not have known what coveting really was if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”

8 But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from law, sin is dead.

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

10 I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death.

11 For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me, and through the commandment put me to death.

12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.

13 Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! But in order that sin might be recognized as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly sinful.

Cross References for Romans 7:7-13

1 Corinthians 15:56 - The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:56 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 15:56

Genesis 3:6 - When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and al... Click to read the verse Genesis 3:6 Click to read the verse Genesis 3:6

2 Samuel 11:2 - One evening David got up from his bed and walked around on the roof of the palace. From the roo... Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 11:2 Click to read the verse 2 Samuel 11:2

Joshua 7:21 - When I saw in the plunder a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver and a ... Click to read the verse Joshua 7:21 Click to read the verse Joshua 7:21

Matthew 5:28 - But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman lustfully has already committed adultery with h... Click to read the verse Matthew 5:28 Click to read the verse Matthew 5:28

Romans 3:20 - Therefore no one will be declared righteous in his sight by observing the law; rather, through ... Click to read the verse Romans 3:20 Click to read the verse Romans 3:20

1 John 2:15-16 - Do Not Love the World Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world... Click to read the verse 1 John 2:15-16 Click to read the verse 1 John 2:15-16

Romans 3:8 - Why not say—as we are being slanderously reported as saying and as some claim that we say—“Let ... Click to read the verse Romans 3:8 Click to read the verse Romans 3:8

Colossians 3:5 - Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, ... Click to read the verse Colossians 3:5 Click to read the verse Colossians 3:5

Ephesians 5:3 - But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity, o... Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:3 Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:3

Romans 7:8 - But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, produced in me every kind of cove... Click to read the verse Romans 7:8 Click to read the verse Romans 7:8

Romans 13:9 - The commandments, “Do not commit adultery,” “Do not murder,” “Do not steal,” “Do not covet,” an... Click to read the verse Romans 13:9 Click to read the verse Romans 13:9

Deuteronomy 5:21 - “You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife. You shall not set your desire on your neighbor’s hou... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 5:21 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 5:21

Luke 12:15 - Then he said to them, “Watch out! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; a man’s life doe... Click to read the verse Luke 12:15 Click to read the verse Luke 12:15

Acts 20:33 - I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing. Click to read the verse Acts 20:33 Click to read the verse Acts 20:33

Romans 4:15 - because law brings wrath. And where there is no law there is no transgression. Click to read the verse Romans 4:15 Click to read the verse Romans 4:15

James 4:11 - Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speak... Click to read the verse James 4:11 Click to read the verse James 4:11

Exodus 20:17 - “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house. You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his ma... Click to read the verse Exodus 20:17 Click to read the verse Exodus 20:17

Micah 2:2 - They covet fields and seize them, and houses, and take them. They defraud a man of his home, a ... Click to read the verse Micah 2:2 Click to read the verse Micah 2:2

Leviticus 13:3 - The priest is to examine the sore on his skin, and if the hair in the sore has turned white and... Click to read the verse Leviticus 13:3 Click to read the verse Leviticus 13:3

Romans 3:4 - Not at all! Let God be true, and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that you may be proved... Click to read the verse Romans 3:4 Click to read the verse Romans 3:4

1 Corinthians 6:15 - Do you not know that your bodies are members of Christ himself? Shall I then take the members o... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:15 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:15

Psalms 19:8 - The precepts of the Lord are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of the Lord are radia... Click to read the verse Psalms 19:8 Click to read the verse Psalms 19:8

1 Kings 21:3 - But Naboth replied, “The Lord forbid that I should give you the inheritance of my fathers.” Click to read the verse 1 Kings 21:3 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 21:3

Psalms 119:96 - To all perfection I see a limit; but your commands are boundless. Click to read the verse Psalms 119:96 Click to read the verse Psalms 119:96

1 Kings 21:1-4 - Naboth’s Vineyard Some time later there was an incident involving a vineyard belonging to Nabot... Click to read the verse 1 Kings 21:1-4 Click to read the verse 1 Kings 21:1-4

Romans 3:5 - But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly, what shall we say? That... Click to read the verse Romans 3:5 Click to read the verse Romans 3:5

Hebrews 11:32 - And what more shall I say? I do not have time to tell about Gideon, Barak, Samson, Jephthah, Da... Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:32 Click to read the verse Hebrews 11:32

Romans 7:13 - Did that which is good, then, become death to me? By no means! But in order that sin might be r... Click to read the verse Romans 7:13 Click to read the verse Romans 7:13

Romans 6:15 - Slaves to Righteousness What then? Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace? B... Click to read the verse Romans 6:15 Click to read the verse Romans 6:15

1 Thessalonians 4:5 - not in passionate lust like the heathen, who do not know God; Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 4:5 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 4:5

Jeremiah 42:6 - Whether it is favorable or unfavorable, we will obey the Lord our God, to whom we are sending y... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 42:6 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 42:6

Romans 4:1 - Abraham Justified by Faith What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather, discovered in t... Click to read the verse Romans 4:1 Click to read the verse Romans 4:1

Romans 7:5 - For when we were controlled by the sinful nature, the sinful passions aroused by the law were a... Click to read the verse Romans 7:5 Click to read the verse Romans 7:5

Psalms 19:7-12 - The law of the Lord is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of the Lord are trustworthy, ma... Click to read the verse Psalms 19:7-12 Click to read the verse Psalms 19:7-12

Romans 7:11 - For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me, and through the comm... Click to read the verse Romans 7:11 Click to read the verse Romans 7:11