Romans 7:7

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet.

What

Romans 3:5

Romans 4:1

Romans 6:15

Is the law

Romans 7:8

1 Corinthians 15:56

I had

Lust

Romans 7:8

1 Thessalonians 4:5

Thou shalt

General references

Deuteronomy 5:21

Bible References

What

But if our unrighteousness commends the righteousness of God, what will we say? Is God unrighteous who inflicts wrath? I speak like men do.

What then will we say that Abraham, our forefather, has found according to the flesh?

What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace? May it never be.

Is the law

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

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

I had

For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were through the law, worked in our members to bring forth fruit to death.

Because by the works of the law, no flesh will be justified in his sight. For through the law comes the knowledge of sin.

The LORD's Law is perfect, restoring the soul. The LORD's testimony is sure, making wise the simple.

I have seen a limit to all perfection, but your commands are boundless.

Lust

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

not in the passion of lust, even as the Gentiles who do not know God;

Thou shalt

For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery," "You shall not murder," "You shall not steal," "You shall not covet," and whatever other commandments there are, are all summed up in this saying, namely, "You shall love your neighbor as yourself."

When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of its fruit, and ate; and she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate.

"You shall not covet your neighbor's house. You shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor's."

"And you shall not desire your neighbor's wife. And neither shall you crave your neighbor's house, his field, or his male servant, or his female servant, his ox, or his donkey, or anything that is your neighbor's."

When I saw among the spoil a beautiful garment from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, with the silver under it."

It happened at evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked on the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman bathing; and the woman was very beautiful to look on.

It happened after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

They covet fields, and seize them; and houses, and take them away: and they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.

He said to them, "Beware. Keep yourselves from all covetousness, for a man's life does not consist of the abundance of the things which he possesses."

I coveted no one's silver, or gold, or clothing.

But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;

Put to death, therefore, whatever is worldly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.

Do not love the world, neither the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father's love is not in him.