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I. ITS NATURE —

1. Moral.

2. Spiritual.

3. Exemplified by the particular commandment quoted.

II. ITS USE —

1. To describe the nature.

2. Detect the presence.

3. Reveal the sinfulness of sin.

(J. Lyth, D. D.)

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KJV: What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

WEB: What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn't have known sin, except through the law. For I wouldn't have known coveting, unless the law had said, "You shall not covet."