Romans 7:7-13

7WhatG5101 thenG3767 shall we sayG2046? Is theG3588 lawG3551 sinG266? Certainly notG3361G1096! IndeedG235, I would not have been mindful ofG3756G1097 sinG266 ifG1487 notG3361 forG1223 the lawG3551. ForG5037G1063 I would not have been aware ofG3756G1492 covetingG1939 ifG1487 theG3588 lawG3551 had notG3361 saidG2036, “Do not covetG3756G1937.”1 8ButG1161 sinG266, seizingG2983 its opportunityG874 throughG1223 theG3588 commandmentG1785, producedG2716 inG1722 meG1473 every kindG3956 of covetous desireG1939. ForG1063 apart fromG5565 the lawG3551, sinG266 is deadG3498.

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OnceG4218 IG1473 was aliveG2198 apart fromG5565 the lawG3551; butG1161 when theG3588 commandmentG1785 cameG2064, sinG266 sprang to lifeG326 andG1161 IG1473 diedG599. 10SoG2532 IG1473 discovered thatG2147 theG3778 veryG3588 commandmentG1785 that wasG3588 meant to bringG1519 lifeG2222 actually brought deathG2288. 11ForG1063 sinG266, seizingG2983 its opportunityG874 throughG1223 theG3588 commandmentG1785, deceivedG1818 meG1473 andG2532 throughG1223 the commandment put me to deathG615.

12SoG5620 thenG3303, theG3588 lawG3551 is holyG40, andG2532 theG3588 commandmentG1785 is holyG40, righteousG1342, andG2532 goodG18.

13Did that whichG3588 is goodG18, thenG3767, becomeG1096 deathG2288 to meG1473? Certainly notG3361G1096! ButG235 in order thatG2443 sinG266 might be exposed asG5316 sinG266, it producedG2716 deathG2288 in meG1473 throughG1223 whatG3588 was goodG18, so thatG2443 throughG1223 theG3588 commandmentG1785 sinG266 might becomeG1096 utterlyG2596G5236 sinfulG268.