Romans 7:8
World English Bible (WEB)
But sin, finding occasion through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of coveting. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
In context
6 But now we have been discharged from the law, having died to that in which we were held; so that we serve in newness of the spirit, and not in oldness of the letter.
7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn’t have known sin except through the law. For I wouldn’t have known coveting unless the law had said, “You shall not covet.”
8 But sin, finding occasion through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of coveting. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
9 I was alive apart from the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived and I died.
10 The commandment which was for life, this I found to be for death;
Romans 7:8 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- But sin, finding occasion through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of coveting. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
- KJV King James Version
- But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.
- ASV American Standard Version
- but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the commandment all manner of coveting: for apart from the law sin is dead.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- '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 Darby Translation
- but sin, getting a point of attack by the commandment, wrought in me every lust; for without law sin [was] dead.
- WBS Webster Bible
- But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.