Romans 7:7

Modern English Version

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid! But I did not know sin, except through the law. I would not have known coveting if the law had not said, “You shall not covet.”

Cross References

Genesis 3:6

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, that it was pleasing to the eyes and a tree desirable to make one wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and she gave to her husband with her, and he ate.

2 Samuel 11:2

One evening when David arose from his bed and was walking on the roof of the king’s house, from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful.

Psalm 119:96

I have seen a limit to all perfection, but Your commandment is exceedingly broad.

Exodus 20:17

You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, or his manservant, or his maidservant, or his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor’s.

Micah 2:2

They covet fields and seize them, and houses and take them. They defraud a man of his house, and a fellow man of his inheritance.

Matthew 5:28

But I say to you that whoever looks on a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

Luke 12:15

Then He said to them, “Take heed and beware of covetousness. For a man’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”

Luke 20:16

He will come and kill these vinedressers and will give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “May it not be so!”

Acts 20:33

I have not coveted anyone’s silver or gold or clothing.

Romans 13:9

For the commandments, “You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not give false testimony, You shall not covet,” and if there are any other commandments, are summed up in this saying, “You shall love your neighbor as yourself.”

Romans 3:20

Therefore by the works of the law no flesh will be justified in His sight, for through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

Romans 3:5

But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous in taking vengeance? (I am speaking in human terms.)

Romans 4:1

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

Romans 4:15

because the law produces wrath, for where there is no law, there is no offense.

Romans 5:20

But the law entered, so that sin might increase, but where sin increased, grace abounded much more,

Romans 6:15

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

Romans 7:11

For sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and killed me through it.

Romans 7:13

Therefore has that which is good become death unto me? God forbid! Rather, sin, that it might be shown to be sin, was working death in me through that which is good, so that sin through the commandment might become exceedingly sinful.

Romans 7:5

When we were in the flesh, the passions of sin, through the law, worked in our members to bear fruit leading to death.

Romans 7:8

But sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of coveting. For apart from the law sin is dead.

1 Corinthians 15:56

The sting of death is sin, and the strength of sin is the law.

Ephesians 5:3

And do not let sexual immorality, or any impurity, or greed be named among you, as these are not proper among saints.

Deuteronomy 5:21

You shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor shall you covet your neighbor’s house, his field, his male servant, his female servant, his ox, his donkey, or anything that belongs to your neighbor.

Colossians 3:5

Therefore put to death the parts of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, inordinate affection, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

1 Thessalonians 4:5

not in lustful passion, even as the Gentiles who do not know God,

Hebrews 7:19

For the law made nothing perfect, but now a better hope is introduced, by which we draw near to God.

Joshua 7:21

When I saw among the plundered goods a beautiful robe from Babylon, two hundred shekels of silver, and a gold bar weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them, so I took them. They are hidden in the ground in my tent. The silver is underneath them.”