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 they who are in the flesh cannot please God.

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

I say then, walk by the Spirit, and fulfil not the desire of the flesh.

in the desires of the flesh, doing the will of the flesh and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the others.

For we also were once foolish, disobedient, deceived, inslaved to various desires and pleasures, living in wickedness and envy, hateful, hating one another:

Which

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

Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

But the law came in between, that the offence might abound: yet where sin abounded, grace did much more abound:

But thanks be to God,

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new covenant, not of the letter, but of the Spirit; for the letter killeth, but the Spirit giveth life.

for it is written, Cursed is every one who continueth not in all the things which are written in the book of the law, to do them.

But if ye have respect of persons, ye commit sin, being convicted by the law as transgressors.

Whosoever committeth sin, transgresseth also the law; for sin is the transgression of the law.

Did work

But sin taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of desire: for without the law sin was dead.

For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, railings.

Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these, adultery, fornication,

Then desire having conceived, bringeth forth sin; and sin being perfected, bringeth forth death.

Members

But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and captivating me to the law of sin, which is in my members.

Neither present 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.

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

From whence come wars and fightings among you? Is it not hence, from your pleasures that war in your members?

Bring

What fruit had ye then from those things whereof ye are now ashamed? For the end of those things is death.

General references

In which ye also once walked, when ye lived in them.