Romans 3:20
For 'no human being will be pronounced righteous before God' as the result of obedience to Law; for it is Law that shows what sin is.
Romans 4:15
Law entails punishment; but, where no Law exists, no breach of it is possible.
Romans 7:9
There was a time when I myself, unconscious of Law, was alive; but when the Commandment was brought home to me, sin sprang into life, while I died!
James 1:22-25
Put that Message into practice, and do not merely listen to it--deceiving yourselves.
Revelation 6:17
for the great Day of their Wrath is come, and who can stand to meet it?'