7:6 7:6

Romans 7:7

7:8 7:8

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¶ What shall we say then? [Is] the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.
What {G5101} shall we say {G2046} then {G3767}? Is the law {G3551} sin {G266}? God forbid {G3361}{G1096}. Nay {G235}, I had {G1097} not {G3756} known {G1097} sin {G266}, but {G1508} by {G1223} the law {G3551}: for {G1063}{G5037} I had {G1492} not {G3756} known {G1492} lust {G1939}, except {G1508} the law {G3551} had said {G3004}, Thou shalt {G1937} not {G3756} covet {G1937}.
Therefore, what are we to say? That the Torah is sinful? Heaven forbid! Rather, the function of the Torah was that without it, I would not have known what sin is. For example, I would not have become conscious of what greed is if the Torah had not said, “Thou shalt not covet.”
What then shall we say? Is the law sin? Certainly not! Indeed, I would not have been mindful of sin if not for the law. For I would not have been aware of coveting if the law had not said, “Do not covet.”
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Howbeit, I had not known sin, except through the law: for I had not known coveting, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet:
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