Romans 7:7-13

New American Standard Bible

^7 (A)What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? ^(B)[a]Far from it! On the contrary, ^(C)I would not have come to know sin except ^[b]through the Law; for I would not have known about ^[c]coveting if the Law had not said, “^(D)You shall not ^[d]covet.” ⁸ But sin, ^(E)taking an opportunity ^(F)through the commandment, produced in me ^[e]coveting of every kind; for ^(G)apart ^[f]from the Law sin is dead. ⁹ I was once alive apart ^[g]from the Law; but when the commandment came, sin came to life, and I died; ¹⁰ and this commandment, which was ^[h](H)to result in life, proved ^[i]to result in death for me; ¹¹ for sin, ^(I)taking an opportunity ^(J)through the commandment, ^(K)deceived me, and through it, killed me. ^12 (L)So then, the Law is holy, and the commandment is holy and righteous and good.

¹³ Therefore did that which is good become a cause of death for me? ^[j](M)Far from it! Rather it was sin, in order that it might be shown to be sin by bringing about my death through that which is good, so that through the commandment sin would become utterly sinful.