⁹For I was alive ^qwithout the law once: but when the commandment came, sin ^rrevived, and I died. ¹⁰And the commandment, ^swhich was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.

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qSee ch. 3:28.
r Luke 15:24, 32. ch. 14:9. Rev. 20:5 in the Gk.
sSee ch. 10:5. Comp. 2 Esdr. 9:33, 36. 2 Cor. 3:7, 9.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

I was once alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin came alive and I died. The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died. I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Once I was alive apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life again and I died. The commandment that was meant for life resulted in death for me.

At one time I lived without understanding the law. But when I learned the command not to covet, for instance, the power of sin came to life, and I died. So I discovered that the law’s commands, which were supposed to bring life, brought spiritual death instead.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And I was alive once, apart from the law, but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died, and this commandment which was to lead to life was found with respect to me to lead to death.

Romans 7:9–10

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