Romans 7:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death.

In the flesh

Titus 3:3

Which

Did work

Members

Bring

Romans 6:21

General references

Colossians 3:7

Bible References

In the flesh

So then, those that are carnal cannot please God.

That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind and were by nature the children of wrath, even as all the others.

For we ourselves also were foolish in another time, rebellious, deceived, serving diverse lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

Which

For by the deeds of the law, no flesh shall be justified in his sight; for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

because the law works wrath; for where there is no law, there is no rebellion either.

Moreover the law entered that the offence might abound. But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound,

The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law.

who also has made us able ministers of the new testament, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.

For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse; for it is written, Cursed is every one that continues not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

but if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin and are accused of the law as rebels.

Whosoever commits sin transgresses also the law: for sin is the transgression of the law.

Did work

Then sin, when there was occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of lust. For without the law sin was as if it were dormant.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies:

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these: Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Then when lust has conceived, it brings forth sin; and sin, when it is finished, brings forth death.

Members

but I see another law in my members which rebels against the law of my mind, bringing captive unto the law of sin which is in my members.

Neither present your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin, but present yourselves unto God as those that are alive from the dead and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth: fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil lust, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

Where do the wars and disputes come from among you? From here that is to say, of your lusts which fight in your members?

Bring

What fruit had ye then in those things of which ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.

General references

in which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them.