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Romans 7:10 Cross-References
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“And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.”
Romans 7:10 (KJV)
Commentary on Romans 7:10
And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.—Hē entolē hē eis zōēn (ἡ ἐντολὴ ἡ εἰς ζωήν, "the commandment unto life") references Leviticus 18:5: "which if a man do, he shall live in them." The law promised life on condition of perfect obedience. Heurethē moi (εὑρέθη μοι, "was found by me") indicates experiential discovery, not theoretical knowledge.Eis thanaton (εἰς θάνατον, "unto death") reveals the tragic reversal: law intended for life became the instrument of death's exposure. This isn't law's failure but humanity's. The problem wasn't the prescription (law) b...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Romans 7:10
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“written engraved on stones”
“The one who does them will live by them.{Leviticus 18:5}”
“he shall live in them: I am Yahweh.”
“but”
“and shown them my ordinances”
“neither kept my ordinances to do them”
“You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your strength, and with all your mind;{Deuteronomy 6:5} and your neighbor as yourself.{Leviticus 19:18}”
“and they rejected my ordinances”