Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, produced in me every kind of coveting. For apart from the law, sin was dead. New Living Translation But sin used this command to arouse all kinds of covetous desires within me! If there were no law, sin would not have that power. English Standard Version But sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin lies dead. Berean Standard Bible 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 Literal Bible But sin, having taken an occasion by the commandment, produced in me all covetousness; for apart from the Law, sin is dead. King James Bible But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. New King James Version But sin, taking opportunity by the commandment, produced in me all manner of evil desire. For apart from the law sin was dead. New American Standard Bible But sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind; for apart from the Law sin is dead. NASB 1995 But sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind; for apart from the Law sin is dead. NASB 1977 But sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind; for apart from the Law sin is dead. Legacy Standard Bible But sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, worked out in me coveting of every kind. For apart from the Law sin is dead. Amplified Bible But sin, finding an opportunity through the commandment [to express itself] produced in me every kind of coveting and selfish desire. For without the Law sin is dead [the recognition of sin is inactive]. Christian Standard Bible And sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind. For apart from the law sin is dead. Holman Christian Standard Bible And sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, produced in me coveting of every kind. 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. Aramaic Bible in Plain English In this commandment sin found for itself an occasion and developed in me every lust, for without The Written Law, sin was dead. Contemporary English Version It was sin that used this command as a way of making me have all kinds of desires. But without the Law, sin is dead. Douay-Rheims Bible But sin taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. English Revised Version but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the commandment all manner of coveting: for apart from the law sin is dead. GOD'S WORD® Translation But sin took the opportunity provided by this commandment and made me have all kinds of wrong desires. Clearly, without laws sin is dead. Good News Translation But by means of that commandment sin found its chance to stir up all kinds of selfish desires in me. Apart from law, sin is a dead thing. International Standard Version But sin seized the opportunity provided by this commandment and produced in me all kinds of sinful desires, since apart from the Law, sin is dead. Literal Standard Version “You will not covet”; and sin having received an opportunity, through the command, worked in me all covetousness—for apart from law sin is dead. Majority Standard Bible But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead. New American Bible But sin, finding an opportunity in the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetousness. Apart from the law sin is dead. NET Bible But sin, seizing the opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of wrong desires. For apart from the law, sin is dead. New Revised Standard Version But sin, seizing an opportunity in the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. Apart from the law sin lies dead. New Heart English Bible But sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of covetousness. For apart from the law, sin is dead. Webster's Bible Translation But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. Weymouth New Testament Sin took advantage of this, and by means of the Commandment stirred up within me every kind of coveting; for apart from Law sin would be 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. 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. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context God's Law is Holy7What 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.” 8But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead. 9Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.… Cross References Mark 7:22 greed, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness. Romans 3:20 Therefore no one will be justified in His sight by works of the law. For the law merely brings awareness of sin. Romans 7:9 Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. Romans 7:11 For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death. 1 Corinthians 15:56 The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. Treasury of Scripture But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, worked in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. sin. Romans 7:11,13,17 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me… Romans 4:15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. Romans 5:20 Moreover the law entered, that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: wrought. James 1:14,15 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed… For without, etc. Romans 4:15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression. John 15:22,24 If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin… 1 Corinthians 15:56 The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. Jump to Previous Advantage Afforded Apart Attack Chance Commandment Concupiscence Covet Coveting Covetous Covetousness Dead Desire Finding Form Getting Kind Kinds Law Manner Means Occasion Opportunity Ordered Point Produced Seizing Sin Stirred Within Working WroughtJump to Next Advantage Afforded Apart Attack Chance Commandment Concupiscence Covet Coveting Covetous Covetousness Dead Desire Finding Form Getting Kind Kinds Law Manner Means Occasion Opportunity Ordered Point Produced Seizing Sin Stirred Within Working WroughtRomans 7 1. No law has power over a man longer than he lives.4. But we are dead to the law. 7. Yet is not the law sin; 12. but holy, just and good; 16. as I acknowledge, who am grieved because I cannot keep it. (8) Taking occasion.--The word in the Greek implies originally a military metaphor: taking as a "base of operations," i.e., an advanced post occupied as the starting-point and rendezvous for further advances. Sin is unable to. act upon man without the co-operation of law, without being able to hold up law before him, and so show itself in its true colours. The words "by the commandment" may either go with "taking occasion" or with "wrought in me." The sense would, in either case, be very much the same, "taking advantage of the commandment," or "wrought in me by the help of the commandment." The first is the construction usually adopted, as in the Authorised version, but there seem to be reasons of some force for preferring the second. The phrase "wrought in me coveting by the commandment" would thus be parallel to "working death in me by that which is good," below. Concupiscence.--Rather, coveting; the same word which had been used above. Sin and the Commandment together--Sin, the evil principle in men, acting as the primary cause, and the Commandment as the secondary cause--led their unfortunate victim into all kinds of violation of the Law. This is done in two ways: (1) the perverseness of human nature is such that the mere prohibition of an act suggests the desire to do that which is prohibited; (2) the act, when done, is invested with the character of sin, which hitherto it did not possess. It becomes a distinct breach of law, where previously there had been no law to break. This is what the Apostle means by saying that "without the Law sin was dead." Until there was a written prohibition, Sin (the evil principle) was powerless to produce sinful actions. Verse 8. - But sin, taking occasion, through the commandment wrought in me all manner of concupiscence (or, of lust): for without (or, apart from) law sin is dead. Here, as in Romans 5:12, seq., sin is personified as a power, antagonistic to the Law of God, that has been introduced into the world of man, causing death. In ch. 5. its first introduction was found in the scriptural account of Adam's transgression. It has ever since been in the world, as is evidenced by the continuance of the reign of death as it comes to all men now (vers. 13, 14). But it is only when men, through law, know it to be sin, that it is imputed (ver. 13), and so slays them spiritually. Apart from law, it is as it were dead with respect to its power over the soul to kill. It is regarded here as an enemy on the watch, seizing its occasion to kill which is offered it when law comes in. It may be observed here that, though it is not easy to define exactly in all cases what St. Paul means by death, it is evident that he means in this place more than the physical death which seemed, at first sight at least, to be exclusively referred to in ch. 5. For all die in the latter sense of the word; but only those who sin with knowledge of law in the sense intended here (see also note on Romans 5:12). It is supposed by most commentators that the expression κατειργάσατο in this verse means, not only that "the commandment" brought out lust as sin, but further that it provoked it, according to the alleged tendency of human nature to long all the more for what is forbidden; Nitimur in vetitum semper, cupimusque negata. Whether or not we have this tendency to the extent sometimes supposed, the context certainly neither requires nor suggests the conception, either here or in vers. 5 and 7. It is true, however, that the language of vers. 5 and 8 does in itself suggest it. Against it is the reason which follows; "for without law sin is dead," which can hardly mean (as the strong word νεκρά would seem in such case to require) that lust itself is altogether dormant until prohibition excites it. Calvin interprets κατειργάσατο thus: "Detexit in me omnem concupiscentiam; quae, dum lateret, quo-dammodo nulla esse videbatur;" and on ἁμαρτια νεκρά remarks, "Clarissime exprimit quem sensum habeant superiora. Perinde enim est ac si diceret, sepnltam esse sine Legs peccati notitiam."Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Butδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. sin, ἁμαρτία (hamartia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 266: From hamartano; a sin. seizing λαβοῦσα (labousa) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. [its] opportunity ἀφορμὴν (aphormēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 874: From a compound of apo and hormao; a starting-point, i.e. an opportunity. through διὰ (dia) Preposition Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. commandment, ἐντολῆς (entolēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 1785: An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription. produced κατειργάσατο (kateirgasato) Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 2716: From kata and ergazomai; to work fully, i.e. Accomplish; by implication, to finish, fashion. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. me ἐμοὶ (emoi) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular Strong's 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. every kind πᾶσαν (pasan) Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole. of covetous desire. ἐπιθυμίαν (epithymian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1939: Desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust. From epithumeo; a longing. For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. apart from χωρὶς (chōris) Preposition Strong's 5565: Apart from, separately from; without. Adverb from chora; at a space, i.e. Separately or apart from. [the] Law, νόμου (nomou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively. sin ἁμαρτία (hamartia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 266: From hamartano; a sin. [is] dead. νεκρά (nekra) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3498: (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead. Links Romans 7:8 NIVRomans 7:8 NLT Romans 7:8 ESV Romans 7:8 NASB Romans 7:8 KJV Romans 7:8 BibleApps.com Romans 7:8 Biblia Paralela Romans 7:8 Chinese Bible Romans 7:8 French Bible Romans 7:8 Catholic Bible NT Letters: Romans 7:8 But sin finding occasion through the commandment (Rom. Ro) |
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