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Romans 7:11 Cross-References
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“For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.”
Romans 7:11 (KJV)
Commentary on Romans 7:11
For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.—Exēpatēsen (ἐξηπάτησεν, "deceived/beguiled") deliberately echoes Genesis 3:13 (LXX), where Eve says "the serpent deceived me." Paul traces his experience to Eden's pattern: prohibition aroused desire, sin deceived through the commandment, and death resulted. Apekteinen (ἀπέκτεινεν, "killed/slew") intensifies "I died" (v. 9)—sin actively murdered using law as its weapon.The deception isn't that law was wrong but that sin promised fulfillment through disobedience while concealing death's consequence. Sin perverted the g...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Romans 7:11
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“What is this you have done? The woman said”
“finding occasion through the commandment”
“so long as it is called today; lest any one of you be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin.”
“that it might be shown to be sin”
“and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?”
“the pride of your heart has deceived you”
“but deceives his heart”
“and not only hearers”
“nor say”
“you who dwell in the clefts of the rock”