Romans 7:5

Bible in Basic English 1965

For when we were in the flesh, the evil passions which came into being through the law were working in our bodies to give the fruit of death.

Cross References

Matthew 15:19

For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

John 3:6

That which has birth from the flesh is flesh, and that which has birth from the Spirit is spirit.

Romans 1:26

For this reason God gave them up to evil passions, and their women were changing the natural use into one which is unnatural:

Romans 3:20

Because by the works of the law no man is able to have righteousness in his eyes, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Romans 4:15

For the outcome of the law is wrath; but where there is no law it will not be broken.

Romans 5:20

And the law came in addition, to make wrongdoing worse; but where there was much sin, there was much more grace:

Romans 6:13

And do not give your bodies to sin as the instruments of wrongdoing, but give yourselves to God, as those who are living from the dead, and your bodies as instruments of righteousness to God.

Romans 6:19

I am using words in the way of men, because your flesh is feeble: as you gave your bodies as servants to what is unclean, and to evil to do evil, so now give them as servants to righteousness to do what is holy.

Romans 6:21

What fruit had you at that time in the things which are now a shame to you? for the end of such things is death.

Romans 6:23

For the reward of sin is death; but what God freely gives is eternal life in Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 7:23

But I see another law in my body, working against the law of my mind, and making me the servant of the law of sin which is in my flesh.

1 Corinthians 15:56

The pain of death is sin; and the power of sin is the law:

2 Corinthians 10:3

For though we may be living in the flesh, we are not fighting after the way of the flesh

Galatians 3:10

For all who are of the works of the law are under a curse: because it is said in the Writings, A curse is on everyone who does not keep on doing all the things which are ordered in the book of the law.

Galatians 5:24

And those who are Christ's have put to death on the cross the flesh with its passions and its evil desires.

Ephesians 2:11

For this reason keep it in mind that in the past you, the Gentiles in the flesh, who are looked on as being outside the circumcision by those who have circumcision, in the flesh, made by hands;

Ephesians 2:3

Among whom we all at one time were living in the pleasures of our flesh, giving way to the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and the punishment of God was waiting for us even as for the rest.

Colossians 3:5

Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;

Titus 3:3

For in the past we were foolish, hard in heart, turned from the true way, servants of evil desires and pleasures, living in bad feeling and envy, hated and hating one another.

James 1:15

Then when its time comes, desire gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is of full growth, gives birth to death.

James 4:1

What is the cause of wars and fighting among you? is it not in your desires which are at war in your bodies?

1 John 3:4

Everyone who is a sinner goes against the law, for sin is going against the law.