Romans 7:7-12

71What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? 2May it never be! On the contrary, 3I would not have come to know sin except 4through the Law; for I would not have known about 5coveting if the Law had not said, “6You shall not 7covet.” 8But sin, 8taking opportunity 9through the commandment, produced in me 10coveting of every kind; for 11apart 12from the Law sin is dead. 9I was once alive apart 13from the Law; but when the commandment came, sin became alive and I died; 10and this commandment, which was 1415to result in life, proved 16to result in death for me; 11for sin, 17taking an opportunity 18through the commandment, 19deceived me and through it killed me. 1220So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.