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

Those, then, who are in the flesh, can not please God.

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

I say this: Walk in the Spirit, and you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh.

among whom also we all formerly lived in the desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the feelings, and were by nature children of wrath, even as others:

For we ourselves also were formerly foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various desires and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one an other.

Which

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

for the law inflicts punishment; for where no law is, there is no transgression.

But, besides the first offense, law was introduced, in order that offenses might abound: but where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.

who has made us able ministers of the new covenant, not of letter, but. of spirit: for the letter kills, but the spirit makes alive.

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

But if you show partiality for persons, you work sin, and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

Every one that works sin, works also transgression of law: and sin is transgression of law.

Did work

But sin, taking occasion through the commandment, rendered active within me every evil desire. For without the law, sin was dead.

For from the heart come evil reasonings, murders, adulteries, lewd actions, thefts, false testimonies, impious words.

Now the works of the flesh are well known, and they are these lewdness, uncleanness, wantonness,

So, then, desire, when it has conceived, brings forth sin; and sin, when it is matured, brings forth death.

Members

but I perceive another law in my members, at war with the law of my mind, and making me a captive to the law of sin, which is in my members.

and present not your members to sin, as instruments of unrighteousness: but present yourselves to God, as alive from the dead; and your members to God, as instruments of righteousness.

Put to death, therefore, your members that are on the earth, lewdness, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;

Whence come wars and strifes among you? Come they not hence, even of your passions, which war in your members?

Bring

What fruit, therefore, had you at that time, in those things of which you are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

General references

in which things you also formerly walked when you lived in them.