Romans 7:7

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? God forbid. But I do not know sin, but by the law; for I had not known concupiscence, if the law did not say: Thou shalt not covet.

Cross References

Romans 3:20

Because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before him. For by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Exodus 20:17

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house: neither shalt thou desire his wife, nor his servant, nor his handmaid, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his.

Romans 4:15

For the law worketh wrath. For where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

1 Corinthians 15:56

Now the sting of death is sin: and the power of sin is the law.

Deuteronomy 5:21

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife: nor his house, nor his field, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is his.

Romans 13:9

For Thou shalt not commit adultery: Thou shalt not kill: Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness: Thou shalt not covet: and if there be any other commandment, it is comprised in this word, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.

Romans 7:8

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

1 Thessalonians 4:5

Not in the passion of lust, like the Gentiles that know not God:

Romans 3:5

But if our injustice commend the justice of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust, who executeth wrath?

Colossians 3:5

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, lust, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is the service of idols.

Ephesians 5:3

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not so much as be named among you, as becometh saints:

Romans 7:13

Was that then which is good, made death unto me? God forbid. But sin, that it may appear sin, by that which is good, wrought death in me; that sin, by the commandment, might become sinful above measure.

Romans 7:11

For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, seduced me, and by it killed me.

Romans 7:5

For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members, to bring forth fruit unto death.

Romans 6:15

What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.

Romans 4:1

WHAT shall we say then that Abraham hath found, who is our father according to the flesh.

Acts 20:33

I have not coveted any man's silver, gold, or apparel, as

Luke 12:15

And he said to them: Take heed and beware of all covetousness; for a man's life doth not consist in the abundance of things which he possesseth.

Matthew 5:28

But I say to you, that whosoever shall look on a woman to lust after her, hath already committed adultery with her in his heart.

Micah 2:2

And they have coveted fields, and taken them by violence, and houses they have forcibly taken away: and oppressed a man and his house, a man and his inheritance.

2 Samuel 11:2

In the mean time it happened that David arose from his bed after noon, and walked upon the roof of the king's house. And he saw from the roof of his house a woman washing herself, over against him: and the woman was very beautiful.

Joshua 7:21

For I saw among the spoils a scarlet garment exceeding good, and two hundred sicles of silver, and a golden rule of fifty sicles. And I coveted them, and I took them away, and hid them in the ground is the midst of my tent: and the silver I covered with the earth that I dug up.

Genesis 3:6

And the woman saw that the tree was good to eat, and fair to the eyes, and delightful to behold: and she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave to her husband who did eat.

Luke 20:16

He will come, and will destroy these husbandmen, and will give the vineyard to others. Which they hearing, said to him: God forbid.

Romans 5:20

Now the law entered in, that sin might abound. And where sin abounded, grace did more abound.

Hebrews 7:19

(For the law brought nothing to perfection,) but a bringing in of a better hope, by which we draw nigh to God.