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.
Is the law
I had
Bible References
What
Romans 3:5
But if our unrighteousness causes God's plan of justifying men to be better known, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous, who inflicts punishment? I speak as a man.
Romans 4:1
What, then, shall we say that Abraham our father has found, as it respects the flesh?
Romans 6:15
What then? Shall we sin, because we are not under law, but under grace? It can not be.
Is the law
Romans 7:8
But sin, taking occasion through the commandment, rendered active within me every evil desire. For without the law, sin was dead.
1 Corinthians 15:56
The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law.
I had
Romans 7:5
For when we were in the flesh, the sinful passions which were excited by the law, were active in our members, so as to bring forth fruit to death:
Romans 3:20
Wherefore, by works of law, no flesh shall be justified in his sight; for by law is the knowledge of sin.
Lust
Romans 7:8
But sin, taking occasion through the commandment, rendered active within me every evil desire. For without the law, sin was dead.
1 Thessalonians 4:5
not in passionate desire, as the Gentiles do, who know not God;
Thou shalt
Romans 13:9
For these commandments: You shall not commit adultery, you shall not kill, you shall not steal, you shall not indulge evil desire; and if there is any other commandment, all are summed up in this saying, namely: You shall love your neighbor as yourself.
Matthew 5:28
But I say to you, Whoever looks upon a woman to cherish desire for her, has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
Luke 12:15
And he said to them: Take heed and beware of covetousness; for a man's life depends not on the abundance of his possessions.
Acts 20:33
I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.
Ephesians 5:3
But lewdness, and all manner of uncleanness, or covetousness, let them not be named among you, as it becomes saints;
Colossians 3:5
Put to death, therefore, your members that are on the earth, lewdness, uncleanness, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry;
1 John 2:15
Love not the world, nor the things that are in the world. If any man loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.