Romans 7:8
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But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

sin.

Romans 7:11,13,17 For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, seduced me: and by it killed me. . . .

Romans 4:15 For the law worketh wrath. For where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

Romans 5:20 Now the law entered in that sin might abound. And where sin abounded, grace did more abound.

wrought.

James 1:14,15 But every man is tempted by his own concupiscence, being drawn away and allured. . . .

For without, etc.

Romans 4:15 For the law worketh wrath. For where there is no law, neither is there transgression.

John 15:22,24 If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin: but now they have no excuse for their sin. . . .

1 Corinthians 15:56 Now the sting of death is sin: and the power of sin is the law.

Context
God's Law is Holy
7What shall we say, then? Is the law sin? God forbid! But I do not know sin, but by the law. For I had not known concupiscence, if the law did not say: Thou shalt not covet. 8But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. 9And I lived some time without the law. But when the commandment came, sin revived,…
Cross References
Mark 7:22
Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.

Romans 3:20
Because by the works of the law no flesh shall be justified before him. For by the law is the knowledge of sin.

Romans 7:9
And I lived some time without the law. But when the commandment came, sin revived,

Romans 7:11
For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, seduced me: and by it killed me.

1 Corinthians 15:56
Now the sting of death is sin: and the power of sin is the law.

Lexicon
But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

sin,
ἁμαρτία (hamartia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 266: From hamartano; a sin.

seizing
λαβοῦσα (labousa)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 2983: (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of.

[its] opportunity
ἀφορμὴν (aphormēn)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 874: From a compound of apo and hormao; a starting-point, i.e. an opportunity.

through
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

the
τῆς (tēs)
Article - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

commandment,
ἐντολῆς (entolēs)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1785: An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.

produced
κατειργάσατο (kateirgasato)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 2716: From kata and ergazomai; to work fully, i.e. Accomplish; by implication, to finish, fashion.

in
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

me
ἐμοὶ (emoi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

every kind
πᾶσαν (pasan)
Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

of covetous desire.
ἐπιθυμίαν (epithymian)
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 1939: Desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust. From epithumeo; a longing.

For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

apart from
χωρὶς (chōris)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 5565: Apart from, separately from; without. Adverb from chora; at a space, i.e. Separately or apart from.

[the] Law,
νόμου (nomou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3551: From a primary nemo; law, genitive case, specially, (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively.

sin
ἁμαρτία (hamartia)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 266: From hamartano; a sin.

[is] dead.
νεκρά (nekra)
Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's Greek 3498: (a) adj: dead, lifeless, subject to death, mortal, (b) noun: a dead body, a corpse. From an apparently primary nekus; dead.


Additional Translations
But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.

But sin, having taken an occasion by the commandment, produced in me all covetousness; for apart from the Law, sin is dead.

But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, worked in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the commandment all manner of coveting: for apart from the law sin is dead.

but sin, getting a point of attack by the commandment, wrought in me every lust; for without law sin [was] dead.

but sin, finding occasion, wrought in me through the commandment all manner of coveting: for apart from the law sin is dead.

But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

Sin took advantage of this, and by means of the Commandment stirred up within me every kind of coveting; for apart from Law sin would be dead.

But sin, finding occasion through the commandment, produced in me all kinds of coveting. For apart from the law, sin is dead.

'Thou shalt not covet;' and the sin having received an opportunity, through the command, did work in me all covetousness -- for apart from law sin is dead.
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