Romans 7:8-11

8But sin used this command to arouse all kinds of covetous desires within me! If there were no law, sin would not have that power.

9At one time I lived without understanding the law. But when I learned the command not to covet, for instance, the power of sin came to life,

10and I died. So I discovered that the law’s commands, which were supposed to bring life, brought spiritual death instead.

11Sin took advantage of those commands and deceived me; it used the commands to kill me.