Romans 7:10

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

and I died spiritually. The command was meant to bring life, but for me it brought death.

Cross References

2 Corinthians 3:7

The old agreement that brought death, written with words on stone, came with God’s glory. In fact, the face of Moses was so bright with glory (a glory that was ending) that the people of Israel could not continue looking at his face.

Romans 10:5

Moses writes about being made right by following the law. He says, “The person who obeys these laws is the one who will have life through them.”

Leviticus 18:5

You must obey my rules and my laws, because whoever obeys them will live. I am the Lord.

Galatians 3:12

The law does not depend on faith. No, it says that the only way a person will find life by the law is to obey its commands.

Ezekiel 20:21

“‘But the children turned against me and did not obey my laws. They did not keep my commands—even though people who obey my laws live because of them. They treated my special days of rest as though they were not important. So I decided to destroy them completely in the desert—to let them feel the full force of my anger.

Ezekiel 20:11

Then I gave them my laws and told them all my rules. All those who obey them will live.

Ezekiel 20:13

“‘But the family of Israel turned against me in the desert. They did not follow my laws. They refused to obey my rules—even though people who obey my laws live because of them. They treated my special days of rest as if they were not important. They worked on those days many times. I decided to destroy them in the desert—to let them feel the full force of my anger.

Romans 4:15

because the law can only bring God’s anger on those who disobey it. But if there is no law, then there is nothing to disobey.

Romans 7:9

Before I knew the law, I was alive. But when I heard the law’s command, sin began to live,