Romans 7:7-12

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.