Romans 7:7

Julia E. Smith Translation 1876

What then shall we say? The law sin? It may not be. But I knew not sin except by the law: for I knew not lust, if the law said not, Thou shalt not eagerly desire.

Cross References

Genesis 3:6

And the woman will see that the tree is good for food, and that it is a desire to the eyes, and a tree desired to make wise; and she will take from its fruit and will eat, and will give also to her man with her, and he will eat

2 Samuel 11:2

And it will be at the time of the evening, and David will rise from off his bed, and will go upon the roof of the king's house: and he will see from the roof a woman washing herself; and the woman good of aspect exceedingly.

Psalm 119:96

I saw the end to all perfection: thy command is exceeding broad.

Exodus 20:17

Thou shalt not desire thy friend's house, thou shalt not desire thy friend's wife, and his servant and his maid and his ox and his ass and all which is to thy friend.

Micah 2:2

And they desired fields, and they took by force; and houses, and they took away: and they oppressed a man and his house, and a man and his inheritance.

Matthew 5:28

But I say to you, That every one seeing a woman, to eagerly desire her, has already committed adultery with her, in his heart.

Luke 12:15

And he said to them, See, and watch yourselves from covetousness: for not in the abounding to any one of his possessions is his life.

Luke 20:16

He shall come and destroy these farmers, and give the vineyard to others. And having heard, they said, It may not be.

Acts 20:33

Silver or gold, or clothing, of none have I eagerly desired.

Romans 13:9

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal Thou shalt not bear false testimony, Thou shalt not covet; and if any other command in this word it is summed up, in it, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

Romans 3:20

Therefore from the works of the law shall no flesh be justified before him: for by the law the knowledge of sin.

Romans 3:5

And if our injustice shall recommend the justice of God, what shall we say God not unjust bringing in anger? (I speak as man)

Romans 4:1

What then shall we say Abraham our father to have found, according to the flesh?

Romans 4:15

For the law works wrath: for where is no law, no transgression.

Romans 5:20

And the law entered, that the fall might abound. And where sin abounded, grace superabounded:

Romans 6:15

What then? shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace It may not be.

Romans 7:11

For sin having taken occasion by the command, deceived me completely, and by it killed me.

Romans 7:13

Was then good death to me? It may not be. But sin, that it might appear sin, by the good working death in me; that sin might be sinful to excess by the command.

Romans 7:5

For when we were in the flesh the passions of sins, those by the law, were energetic in our members to bring forth fruit to death.

Romans 7:8

And sin, having taken occasion by the command, wrought in me every lust. For without law sin dead.

1 Corinthians 15:56

And the sting of death sin; and the power of sin the law.

Ephesians 5:3

And fornication, and all uncleanness, or overreaching, let it not be named with you, as becomes the holy;

Deuteronomy 5:21

and thou shalt not desire thy friend's wife; and thou shalt not long for thy friend's house, his field, and his servant, and his maid, his ox and his ass, and all that is to thy friend.

Colossians 3:5

Therefore kill your members that are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

1 Thessalonians 4:5

Not in the passion of eager desire, as also the nations not knowing God:

Hebrews 7:19

(For the law completed nothing,) but the bringing in of a better hope; by which we draw near to God.

Joshua 7:21

And I shall see in the plunder a wide cloak of Shinar, a good one, and two hundred shekels of silver and one tongue of gold of fifty shekels from its weight, and I shall desire them, and shall take them, and behold them hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.