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 commendeth the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man.)

What shall we then say that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found?

What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? By no means.

Is the law

But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

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

I had

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 to death:

Therefore by the deeds of the law, there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin.

The law of the LORD is perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

I have seen an end of all perfection: but thy commandment is exceeding broad.

Lust

But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

Not in the lust of concupiscence, even as the Gentiles who know not God:

Thou shalt

For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there is any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.

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

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbor's.

Neither shalt thou desire thy neighbor's wife, neither shalt thou covet thy neighbor's house, his field, or his man-servant, or his maid-servant, his ox, or his ass, or any thing that is thy neighbor's.

When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them, and behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

And it came to pass in an evening, that David arose from off his bed, and walked upon the roof of the king's house: and from the roof he saw a woman washing herself; and the woman was very beautiful to look upon.

And it came to pass after these things, that Naboth the Jezreelite had a vineyard, which was in Jezreel, hard by the palace of Ahab king of Samaria.

And they covet fields, and take them by violence; and houses, and take them away: so they oppress a man and his house, even a man and his heritage.

But I say to you, That whoever looketh on a woman to lust after her, hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

And he said to them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.

I have coveted no man's silver, or gold, or apparel.

But lewdness and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not be once named among you, as becometh saints;

Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; lewdness, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:

Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man loveth the world, the love of the Father is not in him.