Rom 7:7 | HCSB | STEP | What should we say then ? Is the law sin ? Absolutely not ! On the contrary , I would not have known sin if it were not for the law . For example , I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said , Do not covet .

‏ Romans 7:7

Sin’s Use of the Law

7 What should we say then? ^a Is the law sin? Absolutely not! ^b On the contrary, I would not have known sin if it were not for the law. ^c For example, I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, Do not covet. ^{d
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