King James Version
Romans 7:8 in the King James Version says “But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead...” — study this verse from Romans chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.”
Romans 7:8 · KJV
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. that being: or, being dead to that
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. lust: or, concupiscence
But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.
For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“wrought”
G2716to work fully, i.e., accomplish; by implication, to finish, fashion
“For”
G1063properly, assigning a reason (used in argument, explanation or intensification; often with other particles)
“the law”
G3551law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of moses (including the volume); also of the gospel), or figurat
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