Romans 7:8

In 9 translations

BSB

But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the commandment all manner of coveting: for apart from the law sin is dead.

LSV

“You will not covet”; and sin having received an opportunity, through the command, worked in me all covetousness—for apart from law sin is dead.

YLT

'Thou shalt not covet;' and the sin having received an opportunity, through the command, did work in me all covetousness — for apart from law sin is dead.

DBY

but sin, getting a point of attack by the commandment, wrought in me every lust; for without law sin [was] dead.

DRC

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

GNV

But sinne tooke an occasion by ye commandement, and wrought in me all maner of concupiscence: for without the Lawe sinne is dead.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

ἀφορμὴν δὲ λαβοῦσα ἡ ἁμαρτία διὰ τῆς ἐντολῆς κατειργάσατο ἐν ἐμοὶ πᾶσαν ἐπιθυμίαν, χωρὶς γὰρ νόμου ἁμαρτία νεκρά.

RP2018

ἀφορμὴν δὲ λαβοῦσα ἡ ἁμαρτία διὰ τῆς ἐντολῆς κατειργάσατο ἐν ἐμοὶ πᾶσαν ἐπιθυμίαν· χωρὶς γὰρ νόμου ἁμαρτία νεκρά.

TR-Boyd

ἀφορμὴν δὲ λαβοῦσα ἡ ἁμαρτία διὰ τῆς ἐντολῆς κατειργάσατο ἐν ἐμοὶ πᾶσαν ἐπιθυμίαν· χωρὶς γὰρ νόμου ἁμαρτία νεκρά.

SCR1894

αφορμην δε λαβουσα η αμαρτια δια της εντολης κατειργασατο εν εμοι πασαν επιθυμιαν χωρις γαρ νομου αμαρτια νεκρα

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Cross-references most cited first

• Romans 7:11For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death.
• 1 Corinthians 15:56The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.
• Romans 4:15because the law brings wrath. And where there is no law, there is no transgression.
• James 1:14–15But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.
• Romans 7:13Did that which is good, then, become death to me? Certainly not! But in order that sin might be exposed as sin, it produced death in me through what was good, so that through the commandment sin might become utterly…
• Romans 5:20The law came in so that the trespass would increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more,
• John 15:22If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin. Now, however, they have no excuse for their sin.
• John 15:24If I had not done among them the works that no one else did, they would not be guilty of sin; but now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.
• Romans 7:17In that case, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

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