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Romans 7:10

And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
Romans 7:10 · King James Version

In other versions

  • and the commandment, which `was' unto life, this I found `to be' unto death:

    ASV

  • And I made the discovery that the law whose purpose was to give life had become a cause of death:

    BBE

  • And the commandment, which [was] for life, was found, [as] to me, itself [to be] unto death:

    DBY

  • The commandment, which was for life, this I found to be for death;

    WEB

  • and the command that `is' for life, this was found by me for death;

    YLT

  • And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.

    ENG

  • And the commandment which was ordained to life, I found to be to death.

    WBT

  • So I discovered that the very commandment that was meant to bring life actually brought death.

    BSB

In context

8But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.

9For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.

10And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.

11For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.

12Wherefore the law is holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

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