Romans 7:7-13

71What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? 23Far from it! On the contrary, 4I would not have come to know sin except 5through the Law; for I would not have known about 6coveting if the Law had not said, “7You shall not 8covet.” 8But sin, 9taking an opportunity 10through the commandment, produced in me 11coveting of every kind; for 12apart 13from the Law sin is dead. 9I was once alive apart 14from the Law; but when the commandment came, sin came to life, and I died; 10and this commandment, which was 1516to result in life, proved 17to result in death for me; 11for sin, 18taking an opportunity 19through the commandment, 20deceived me, and through it, killed me. 1221So 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? 2223Far from it! Rather it was sin, in order that it might be shown to be sin by bringing about my death through that which is good, so that through the commandment sin would become utterly sinful.