Commentaries:
People's Commentary (NT)
Romans 7:7
[Is] the law sin? Paul intimates that the law was the occasion
of sin (Romans 7:5). Does he mean that the law in itself sinful? This
thought he indignantly repels.
Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law. The restraints of the
law brought to his knowledge his own sinful nature. Paul describes his
own experiences when seeking the righteousness of the law, and thus
describes those of human nature. The experiences here given are his
own, but what he says is applicable to all men. The experiences are
those of Saul of Tarsus, not those of Paul the apostle.
For I had not known lust. Greedy desire for the possessions of
others. All evil desire is embraced.
Other commentary entries containing this verse:
Romans 7:5
Romans 7:7
1 Corinthians 15:56
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