Romans 7:8

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

But sin took advantage of the Commandment to arouse in me every form of covetousness, for where there is no consciousness of Law sin shows no sign of life.

Cross References

Mark 7:22

Greed, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, haughtiness, folly;

John 15:22

If I had not come and spoken to them, they would have had no sin to answer for; but as it is, they have no excuse for their sin.

John 15:24

If I had not done among them such work as no one else ever did, they would have had no sin to answer for; but, as it is, they have both seen and hated both me and my Father.

Romans 3:20

For 'no human being will be pronounced righteous before God' as the result of obedience to Law; for it is Law that shows what sin is.

Romans 4:15

Law entails punishment; but, where no Law exists, no breach of it is possible.

Romans 5:20

Law was introduced in order that offences might be multiplied. But, where sins were multiplied, the loving-kindness of God was lavished the more,

Romans 7:11

Sin took advantage of the Commandment to deceive me, and used it to bring about my Death.

Romans 7:13

Did, then, a thing, which in itself was good, involve Death in my case? Heaven forbid! It was sin that involved Death; so that, by its use of what I regarded as good to bring about my Death, its true nature might appear; and in this way the Commandment showed how intensely sinful sin is.

Romans 7:17

This being so, the action is no longer my own, but that of Sin which is within me.

Romans 7:9

There was a time when I myself, unconscious of Law, was alive; but when the Commandment was brought home to me, sin sprang into life, while I died!

1 Corinthians 15:56

It is sin that gives death its sting, and it is the Law that gives sin its power.