Romans 7:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Romans 7:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Romans 7:8 in 6 Bible Translations

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Romans 7:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Romans 7:8 — World English Bible

Romans 7:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Romans 7:8 — American Standard Version

Romans 7:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“`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.”

Romans 7:8 — Young's Literal Translation

Romans 7:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Romans 7:8 — Darby Translation

Romans 7:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But sinne tooke an occasion by ye commandement, and wrought in me all maner of concupiscence: for without the Lawe sinne is dead.”

Romans 7:8 — Geneva Bible

Romans 7:8 in Context — Romans 7

6 Mas ahora estamos libres de la ley, habiendo muerto á aquella en la cual estábamos detenidos, para que sirvamos en novedad de espíritu, y no en vejez de letra.

7 ¿Qué pues diremos? ¿La ley es pecado? En ninguna manera. Empero yo no conocí el pecado sino por la ley: porque tampoco conociera la concupiscencia, si la ley no dijera: No codiciarás.

8 Mas el pecado, tomando ocasión, obró en mí por el mandamiento toda concupiscencia: porque sin la ley el pecado [está] muerto.

9 Así que, yo sin la ley vivía por algún tiempo: mas venido el mandamiento, el pecado revivió, y yo morí.

10 Y hallé que el mandamiento, [intimado] para vida, [para mí] era mortal:

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