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.”
KJV
Romans 7:7
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
Parallel Translations
What shall we say then? Is the Lawe sinne? God forbid. Nay, I knewe not sinne, but by the Lawe: for I had not knowen lust, except the Lawe had sayd, Thou shalt not lust.
Cross References
Romans 3:20Romans 4:15Exodus 20:171 Corinthians 15:56Deuteronomy 5:21Romans 13:9Romans 7:8Psalms 19:7–12Romans 7:131 Thessalonians 4:5Luke 12:151 John 2:15–16Romans 3:5Colossians 3:5Psalms 119:96
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