Romans 7:7-14

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.

13Therefore did that which is good become a cause of death for me? 21May it never be! Rather it was sin, in order that it might be shown to be sin by effecting my death through that which is good, so that through the commandment sin would become utterly sinful.

14For we know that the Law is 22spiritual, but I am 23of flesh, 24sold 2526into bondage to sin.