Parallel Verses

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

I once lived without law: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I was dead.

New American Standard Bible

I was once alive apart from the Law; but when the commandment came, sin became alive and I died;

King James Version

For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

Holman Bible

Once I was alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life

International Standard Version

At one time I was alive without any connection to the Law. But when the rule was revealed, sin sprang to life,

A Conservative Version

And I was alive once apart from law, but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

American Standard Version

And I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died;

Amplified

I was once alive without [knowledge of] the Law; but when the commandment came [and I understood its meaning], sin became alive and I died [since the Law sentenced me to death].

An Understandable Version

And I was [once] alive before being aware of the law [i.e., complacent and without a sense of guilt]; but when [awareness of] the commandment [not to sin] came, sin sprang to life,

Anderson New Testament

Indeed, I was alive with out the law, once; but when the commandment came, sin be came alive, and I died:

Bible in Basic English

And there was a time when I was living without the law: but when the law gave its orders, sin came to life and put me to death;

Common New Testament

I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.

Daniel Mace New Testament

then it was I once liv'd secure; but when the prohibition came, sin exerted it self, and I was in a dying condition:

Darby Translation

But I was alive without law once; but the commandment having come, sin revived, but I died.

Godbey New Testament

But I was alive at one time without law: but the commandment having come, sin revived,

Goodspeed New Testament

I was once alive and without law, but when the command came, sin awoke and then I died;

John Wesley New Testament

And I was once alive without the law; but when the commandment came,

Julia Smith Translation

And I was living without law once: and the command having come, sin came back to life, and I died.

King James 2000

For I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

Lexham Expanded Bible

And I was alive once, apart from the law, but [when] the commandment came, sin sprang to life

Modern King James verseion

For I was alive without the law once. But when the commandment came, sin revived and I died.

Moffatt New Testament

I lived at one time without law myself, but when the command came home to me, sin sprang to life and I died;

Montgomery New Testament

Once I lived apart from the Law, myself; but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died;

NET Bible

And I was once alive apart from the law, but with the coming of the commandment sin became alive

New Heart English Bible

I was alive apart from the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

Noyes New Testament

And I, apart from the Law, was once alive; but when the commandment came, sin came to life again, and I died;

Sawyer New Testament

And I was alive without the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died,

The Emphasized Bible

And, I, was alive, apart from law, at one time, but, the commandment coming, sin sprang up to life,

Thomas Haweis New Testament

For though I lived without the law formerly; yet when the commandment came, sin revived, but I died.

Twentieth Century New Testament

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!

Webster

For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

Weymouth New Testament

Once, apart from Law, I was alive, but when the Commandment came, sin sprang into life, and I died;

Williams New Testament

I was once alive when I had no connection with the law, but when the command came, sin revived, and then I died;

World English Bible

I was alive apart from the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

Worrell New Testament

And I was alive apart from the law once; but, when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

Worsley New Testament

And I was heretofore alive without the law: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died:

Youngs Literal Translation

And I was alive apart from law once, and the command having come, the sin revived, and I died;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
For
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

I
ἐγώ 
Ego 
ἐγώ 
Ego 
I, my, me, not tr
I, my, me, not tr
Usage: 174
Usage: 174

ζάω 
Zao 
live, be alive, alive, quick, lively, not tr, , vr live
Usage: 115

χωρίς 
Choris 
Usage: 38

the law
νόμος 
Nomos 
law
Usage: 179

ποτέ 
Pote 
in time past, at any time, in times past, sometimes, sometime, once, not tr,
Usage: 28

but
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

ἔρχομαι 
Erchomai 
come, go, , vr come
Usage: 424

ἐντολή 
Entole 
Usage: 47

ἔρχομαι 
Erchomai 
come, go, , vr come
Usage: 424

sin
ἁμαρτία 
Hamartia 
Usage: 143

ἀναζάω 
Anazao 
Usage: 3

and
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

Context Readings

Knowledge Of Sin Comes Through The Law

8 But sin took an occasion by the means of the commandment, and wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For verily, without the law sin was dead. 9 I once lived without law: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I was dead. 10 And the very same commandment which was ordained unto life, was found to be unto me an occasion of death.

Cross References

Psalm 40:12

For innumerable troubles are come about me; my sins have taken such hold upon me, that I am not able to look up. Yea, they are more in number than the hairs of my head, and my heart hath failed me.

Matthew 5:21-26

"Ye have heard how it was said unto them of the old time, 'Thou shalt not kill; for whosoever killeth shall be in danger of judgment:'

Matthew 15:4-6

For God commanded, saying, 'Honour thy father and mother,' and, 'He that curseth father or mother, shall suffer death.'

Matthew 19:20

And the young man said unto him, "I have observed all these things from my youth, what lack I yet?"

Mark 7:8-13

for ye lay the commandment of God apart, and ye observe the traditions of men as the washing of cruses and of cups, and many other such like things ye do."

Luke 10:25-29

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, "Master what shall I do, to inherit eternal life?"

Luke 15:29

He answered, and said to his father, 'Lo these many years have I done thee service, neither brake at any time thy commandment, and yet gavest thou me never so much as a kid to make merry with my lovers:

Luke 18:9-12

And he put forth this similitude, unto certain which trusted in themselves, that they were perfect, and despised others.

Luke 18:21

And he said, "All of these have I kept from my youth."

Romans 3:19-20

Yea and we know that whatsoever the law saith, he saith it to them which are under the law: That all mouths may be stopped, and all the world be subdued to God,

Romans 7:4

Even so, ye my brethren; ye also are made dead as concerning the law by the body of Christ, that ye should be coupled to another - I mean to him that is risen again from death - that we should bring forth fruit unto God.

Romans 7:6

But now are we delivered from the law, and dead from that whereunto we were in bondage: that we should serve in a new conversation of the spirit, and not in the old conversation of the letter.

Romans 7:11

For sin took occasion by the means of the commandment and so deceived me, and by the selfsame commandment, slew me.

Romans 7:21-23

I find then, by the law, that when I would do good, evil is present with me.

Romans 8:7

because that the fleshly mind is enmity against God: For it is not obedient to the law of God, neither can be.

Romans 10:5

Moses describeth the righteousness which cometh of the law, how that the man which doth the things of the law shall live therein.

Galatians 2:19

But I through the law am dead to the law, that I might live unto God.

Galatians 3:10

For as many as are under the deeds of the law, are under malediction. For it is written, "Cursed is every man that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to fulfil them."

Philippians 3:5-6

circumcised the eighth day, of the kindred of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew born of the Hebrews; as concerning the law, a Pharisee,

James 2:10-11

Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet fail in one point, he is guilty in all.

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