Romans 7:9

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

Complete Jewish Bible:

I was once alive outside the framework of Torah. But when the commandment really encountered me, sin sprang to life,

Berean Standard Bible:

Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.

American Standard Version:

And I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died;

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

For^{G1161} I^{G1473} was alive^{G2198} without^{G5565} the law^{G3551} once^{G4218}: but^{G1161} when the commandment^{G1785} came^{G2064}, sin^{G266} revived^{G326}, and^{G1161} I^{G1473} died^{G599}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Galatians 3:10

For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

Romans 8:7

Because the carnal mind [is] enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

Romans 7:11

For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew [me].

Romans 7:21

I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.

Romans 7:23

But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

Galatians 2:19

For I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

Romans 7:6

But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not [in] the oldness of the letter.

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Commentary for Romans 7:9

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

Strong's Number: G1161
There are 2556 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: δέ
Transliteration: dé
Pronunciation: deh
Description: a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:--also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Strong's Number: G1473
There are 334 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἐγώ
Transliteration: egṓ
Pronunciation: eg-o'
Description: a primary pronoun of the first person I (only expressed when emphatic):--I, me. For the other cases and the plural see ἐμέ, ἐμοί, ἐμοῦ, ἡμᾶς, ἡμεῖς, ἡμῖν, ἡμῶν, etc.
Strong's Number: G2198
There are 127 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ζάω
Transliteration: záō
Pronunciation: dzah'-o
Description: a primary verb; to live (literally or figuratively):--life(-time), (a-)live(-ly), quick.
Strong's Number: G5565
There are 37 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: χωρίς
Transliteration: chōrís
Pronunciation: kho-rece'
Description: adverb from χώρα; at a space, i.e. separately or apart from (often as preposition):--beside, by itself, without.
Strong's Number: G3551
There are 158 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: νόμος
Transliteration: nómos
Pronunciation: nom'-os
Description: from a primary (to parcel out, especially food or grazing to animals); law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle):--law.
Strong's Number: G4218
There are 28 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ποτέ
Transliteration: poté
Pronunciation: pot-eh'
Description: from the base of πού and τέ; indefinite adverb, at some time, ever:--afore-(any, some-)time(-s), at length (the last), (+ n- )ever, in the old time, in time past, once, when.
Strong's Number: G1785
There are 65 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἐντολή
Transliteration: entolḗ
Pronunciation: en-tol-ay'
Description: from ἐντέλλομαι; injunction, i.e. an authoritative prescription:--commandment, precept.
Strong's Number: G2064
There are 604 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἔρχομαι
Transliteration: érchomai
Pronunciation: el'-tho
Description: middle voice of a primary verb (used only in the present and imperfect tenses, the others being supplied by a kindred (middle voice) , or (active) , which do not otherwise occur); to come or go (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively):--accompany, appear, bring, come, enter, fall out, go, grow, X light, X next, pass, resort, be set.
Strong's Number: G266
There are 190 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἁμαρτία
Transliteration: hamartía
Pronunciation: ham-ar-tee'-ah
Description: from ἁμαρτάνω; a sin (properly abstract):--offence, sin(-ful).
Strong's Number: G326
There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἀναζάω
Transliteration: anazáō
Pronunciation: an-ad-zah'-o
Description: from ἀνά and ζάω; to recover life (literally or figuratively):--(be a-)live again, revive.
Strong's Number: G599
There are 99 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: ἀποθνήσκω
Transliteration: apothnḗskō
Pronunciation: ap-oth-nace'-ko
Description: from ἀπό and θνήσκω; to die off (literally or figuratively):--be dead, death, die, lie a-dying, be slain (X with).

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