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it used the commands to kill me. <a href="/esv/romans/7.htm">English Standard Version</a> For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. <a href="/bsb/romans/7.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death. <a href="/blb/romans/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For sin, having taken an occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it put me to death. <a href="/kjv/romans/7.htm">King James Bible</a> For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me. <a href="/nkjv/romans/7.htm">New King James Version</a> For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it killed me. <a href="/nasb_/romans/7.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> for sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me, and through it, killed me. <a href="/nasb/romans/7.htm">NASB 1995</a> for sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. <a href="/nasb77/romans/7.htm">NASB 1977 </a> for sin, taking opportunity through the commandment, deceived me, and through it killed me. <a href="/lsb/romans/7.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> For sin, taking an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me. <a href="/amp/romans/7.htm">Amplified Bible</a> For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, beguiled and completely deceived me, and using it as a weapon killed me [separating me from God]. <a href="/csb/romans/7.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me, and through it killed me. <a href="/hcsb/romans/7.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> For sin, seizing an opportunity through the commandment, deceived me, and through it killed me. <a href="/asv/romans/7.htm">American Standard Version</a> for sin, finding occasion, through the commandment beguiled me, and through it slew me. <a href="/cev/romans/7.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Sin used this command to trick me, and because of it I died. <a href="/erv/romans/7.htm">English Revised Version</a> for sin, finding occasion, through the commandment beguiled me, and through it slew me. <a href="/gwt/romans/7.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Sin, taking the opportunity provided by this commandment, deceived me and then killed me. <a href="/gnt/romans/7.htm">Good News Translation</a> Sin found its chance, and by means of the commandment it deceived me and killed me. <a href="/isv/romans/7.htm">International Standard Version</a> For sin, seizing the opportunity provided by the rule, deceived me and used it to kill me. <a href="/msb/romans/7.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death. <a href="/net/romans/7.htm">NET Bible</a> For sin, seizing the opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through it I died. <a href="/nheb/romans/7.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> for sin, taking the opportunity through the commandment, deceived me, and through it killed me. <a href="/wbt/romans/7.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me. <a href="/wey/romans/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For sin seized the advantage, and by means of the Commandment it completely deceived me, and also put me to death. <a href="/web/romans/7.htm">World English Bible</a> for sin, finding occasion through the commandment, deceived me, and through it killed me. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/romans/7.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> for sin, having received an opportunity, through the command, deceived me, and through it, slew [me], <a href="/blb/romans/7.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> For sin, having taken an occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it put me to death. <a href="/ylt/romans/7.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> for the sin, having received an opportunity, through the command, did deceive me, and through it did slay me; <a href="/slt/romans/7.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> For sin having taken occasion by the command, deceived me completely, and by it killed me.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/romans/7.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, seduced me, and by it killed me. <a href="/cpdv/romans/7.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> For sin, receiving an opportunity through the commandment, seduced me, and, through the law, sin killed me. <a href="/nabre/romans/7.htm">New American Bible</a> For sin, seizing an opportunity in the commandment, deceived me and through it put me to death. <a href="/nrsvce/romans/7.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> For sin, seizing an opportunity in the commandment, deceived me and through it killed me.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/romans/7.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> For sin, finding occasion by the commandment, misled me and by it killed me. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/romans/7.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> For sin, in the occasion that it found for itself, seduced me by the commandment, and killed me with it. <div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/romans/7.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me. <a href="/godbey/romans/7.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> For sin, taking occasion through the commandment, deceived me, and through it slew me. <a href="/haweis/romans/7.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> For sin, seizing the occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and thereby slew me. <a href="/mace/romans/7.htm">Mace New Testament</a> for sin getting power by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me. <a href="/wey/romans/7.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> For sin seized the advantage, and by means of the Commandment it completely deceived me, and also put me to death. <a href="/worrell/romans/7.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> for sin, taking occasion through the commandment, thoroughly deceived me, and through it slew me. <a href="/worsley/romans/7.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> For sin taking occasion by the commandment deceived me, and by it slew me. <a href="/parallel/romans/7-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KIZs4GUMn-g?start=1651" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/romans/7.htm">God's Law is Holy</a> …10So I discovered that the very commandment that was meant to bring life actually brought death. 11<a href="/greek/1063.htm" title="1063: gar (Conj) -- For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.">For</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: hē (Art-NFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/266.htm" title="266: hamartia (N-NFS) -- From hamartano; a sin.">sin,</a> <a href="/greek/2983.htm" title="2983: labousa (V-APA-NFS) -- (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. ">seizing</a> <a href="/greek/874.htm" title="874: aphormēn (N-AFS) -- From a compound of apo and hormao; a starting-point, i.e. an opportunity.">its opportunity</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: dia (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/1785.htm" title="1785: entolēs (N-GFS) -- An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription.">commandment,</a> <a href="/greek/1818.htm" title="1818: exēpatēsen (V-AIA-3S) -- To deceive thoroughly. From ek and apatao; to seduce wholly.">deceived</a> <a href="/greek/1473.htm" title="1473: me (PPro-A1S) -- I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.">me</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/1223.htm" title="1223: di’ (Prep) -- A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.">through</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēs (PPro-GF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">the commandment</a> <a href="/greek/615.htm" title="615: apekteinen (V-AIA-3S) -- To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy.">put me to death.</a> 12So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/genesis/3-13.htm">Genesis 3:13</a> Then the LORD God said to the woman, “What is this you have done?” “The serpent deceived me,” she replied, “and I ate.” <a href="/1_corinthians/15-56.htm">1 Corinthians 15:56</a> The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law. <a href="/james/1-14.htm">James 1:14-15</a> But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed. / Then after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death. <a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm">2 Corinthians 11:3</a> I am afraid, however, that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may be led astray from your simple and pure devotion to Christ. <a href="/hebrews/3-13.htm">Hebrews 3:13</a> But exhort one another daily, as long as it is called today, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. <a href="/1_timothy/2-14.htm">1 Timothy 2:14</a> And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman who was deceived and fell into transgression. <a href="/galatians/3-10.htm">Galatians 3:10</a> All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.” <a href="/galatians/3-22.htm">Galatians 3:22</a> But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe. <a href="/galatians/3-19.htm">Galatians 3:19</a> Why then was the law given? It was added because of transgressions, until the arrival of the seed to whom the promise referred. It was administered through angels by a mediator. <a href="/1_john/3-4.htm">1 John 3:4</a> Everyone who practices sin practices lawlessness as well. Indeed, sin is lawlessness. <a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a> You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies. <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:9-10</a> The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, / and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them. <a href="/ephesians/2-1.htm">Ephesians 2:1-3</a> And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, / in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience. / All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath. <a href="/colossians/2-13.htm">Colossians 2:13-14</a> When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses, / having canceled the debt ascribed to us in the decrees that stood against us. He took it away, nailing it to the cross! <a href="/psalms/119-11.htm">Psalm 119:11</a> I have hidden Your word in my heart that I might not sin against You.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.sin.<a href="/romans/7-8.htm">Romans 7:8,13</a> But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead… deceived.<a href="/isaiah/44-20.htm">Isaiah 44:20</a> He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?<a href="/jeremiah/17-9.htm">Jeremiah 17:9</a> The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?<a href="/jeremiah/49-16.htm">Jeremiah 49:16</a> Thy terribleness hath deceived thee, and the pride of thine heart, O thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, that holdest the height of the hill: though thou shouldest make thy nest as high as the eagle, I will bring thee down from thence, saith the LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/romans/7-8.htm">Advantage</a> <a href="/romans/7-8.htm">Afforded</a> <a href="/obadiah/1-3.htm">Beguiled</a> <a href="/romans/7-8.htm">Chance</a> <a href="/romans/7-10.htm">Command</a> <a href="/romans/7-10.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/acts/18-5.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/romans/7-10.htm">Death</a> <a href="/romans/3-13.htm">Deceive</a> <a href="/john/7-47.htm">Deceived</a> <a href="/romans/7-8.htm">Finding</a> <a href="/romans/7-8.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/acts/27-42.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/romans/7-9.htm">Law</a> <a href="/romans/7-8.htm">Means</a> <a href="/romans/7-8.htm">Occasion</a> <a href="/romans/7-8.htm">Opportunity</a> <a href="/romans/7-8.htm">Point</a> <a href="/romans/5-11.htm">Received</a> <a href="/acts/28-3.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/romans/7-8.htm">Seizing</a> <a href="/romans/7-9.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/acts/23-21.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/acts/22-20.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/luke/21-8.htm">Tricked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_corinthians/7-21.htm">Advantage</a> <a href="/romans/7-8.htm">Afforded</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/11-3.htm">Beguiled</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/7-21.htm">Chance</a> <a href="/romans/7-12.htm">Command</a> <a href="/romans/7-12.htm">Commandment</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/5-10.htm">Completely</a> <a href="/romans/7-13.htm">Death</a> <a href="/romans/16-18.htm">Deceive</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">Deceived</a> <a href="/romans/11-33.htm">Finding</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/4-18.htm">Getting</a> <a href="/romans/8-36.htm">Killed</a> <a href="/romans/7-12.htm">Law</a> <a href="/romans/7-13.htm">Means</a> <a href="/romans/14-13.htm">Occasion</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/3-5.htm">Opportunity</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/9-8.htm">Point</a> <a href="/romans/8-15.htm">Received</a> <a href="/revelation/19-20.htm">Seized</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-34.htm">Seizing</a> <a href="/romans/7-13.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/2_thessalonians/2-8.htm">Slay</a> <a href="/1_john/3-12.htm">Slew</a> <a href="/romans/16-18.htm">Tricked</a><div class="vheading2">Romans 7</div>1. <a href="/romans/7-1.htm">No law has power over a man longer than he lives.</a> 4. <a href="/romans/7-4.htm">But we are dead to the law.</a> 7. <a href="/romans/7-7.htm">Yet is not the law sin;</a> 12. <a href="/romans/7-12.htm">but holy, just and good;</a> 16. <a href="/romans/7-16.htm">as I acknowledge, who am grieved because I cannot keep it.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/7.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/romans/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/romans/7.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment In this phrase, "sin" is personified as an active force. The concept of sin taking an opportunity suggests that sin exploits the law to provoke disobedience. This reflects the idea that the law, while holy and good, can be manipulated by sin to incite rebellion. This echoes <a href="/genesis/3.htm">Genesis 3</a>, where the serpent uses God's command to deceive Eve. The law, intended to guide, becomes a tool for sin to exert its influence, highlighting human nature's tendency to rebel against restrictions.deceived me The deception here is reminiscent of the serpent's deception of Eve in the Garden of Eden (<a href="/genesis/3-13.htm">Genesis 3:13</a>). Sin's deceitfulness lies in its ability to make the forbidden seem desirable, promising life but delivering death. This deception is a recurring theme in Scripture, warning believers of sin's cunning nature (<a href="/hebrews/3-13.htm">Hebrews 3:13</a>). The law, meant to reveal sin, becomes a means by which sin tricks individuals into transgression, illustrating the need for discernment and reliance on God's wisdom.and through the commandment put me to death The phrase "put me to death" signifies the spiritual death that results from sin. <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a> states, "For the wages of sin is death," underscoring the fatal consequence of sin. The commandment, while good, exposes sin, and without the redemptive work of Christ, leads to condemnation. This reflects the broader biblical narrative of the law's inability to save, pointing to the necessity of Jesus' sacrifice for salvation. The law reveals sin but cannot redeem, emphasizing the need for grace through faith in Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/paul_the_apostle.htm">Paul the Apostle</a> The author of the Book of Romans, Paul is addressing the Roman Christians, explaining the relationship between the law and sin. 2. <a href="/topical/s/sin.htm">Sin</a> Personified in this passage, sin is depicted as an active force that uses the law to deceive and bring about spiritual death. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_law.htm">The Law</a> Refers to the Mosaic Law, which was given to the Israelites. Paul discusses how the law, though holy, becomes a tool for sin to exploit human weakness. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_roman_church.htm">The Roman Church</a> The recipients of the letter, consisting of both Jewish and Gentile believers, who are being taught about the nature of sin and the law. 5. <a href="/topical/d/deception_and_death.htm">Deception and Death</a> The event described is the process by which sin uses the law to deceive individuals, leading to spiritual death.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_deceptive_nature_of_sin.htm">The Deceptive Nature of Sin</a> Sin is not passive; it actively seeks to exploit the law to deceive us. We must be vigilant and aware of sin's tactics. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_the_law.htm">The Role of the Law</a> The law is holy and good, but it cannot save us. It reveals sin and our need for a Savior. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_death_through_sin.htm">Spiritual Death through Sin</a> Sin leads to spiritual death, emphasizing the importance of seeking life through Christ. <a href="/topical/t/the_need_for_christ's_redemption.htm">The Need for Christ's Redemption</a> Only through Christ can we overcome the deception and death brought by sin. Our faith in Him is essential for true life. <a href="/topical/l/living_in_the_spirit.htm">Living in the Spirit</a> As believers, we are called to live by the Spirit, which empowers us to overcome sin's deception and live righteously.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_romans_7.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Romans 7</a> <a href="/q/how_reconcile_god's_mercy_and_judgment.htm">How do we resolve the apparent contradiction between God's mercy in other passages and His severe judgment here (Lev 10)?</a> <a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_drag_queens.htm">Does the law empower sin?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_allow_injustice.htm">If Psalm 11:7 affirms God's love of righteousness, why does the broader biblical narrative allow for continued injustice and suffering?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_leviticus_20_10_mandate_death.htm">In Leviticus 20:10, how can this text mandate capital punishment for adultery when other passages in the Bible offer alternative outcomes for similar offenses (e.g., John 8:1-11)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/romans/7.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11-13) The cause of this miscarriage lay not with the Law but with Sin. Sin played the tempter, and then made use of the Commandment to condemn and destroy its victims. All this time the Law (i.e., the whole body of precepts) and the Commandment (i.e., the particular precepts included in the Law) remained perfectly good in themselves. They could not be otherwise, having come from the hand of God Himself. Sin was the fatal power. The Law and the Commandment were only passive instruments which it wielded for the destruction of man. But at the same time Sin itself was exposed by them in all its ever-increasing enormity. <a href="/commentaries/romans/7-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>For γὰρ (gar) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1063.htm">Strong's 1063: </a> For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason. sin, ἁμαρτία (hamartia) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_266.htm">Strong's 266: </a> From hamartano; a sin. seizing λαβοῦσα (labousa) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2983.htm">Strong's 2983: </a> (a) I receive, get, (b) I take, lay hold of. [its] opportunity ἀφορμὴν (aphormēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_874.htm">Strong's 874: </a> From a compound of apo and hormao; a starting-point, i.e. an opportunity. through διὰ (dia) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. commandment, ἐντολῆς (entolēs) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1785.htm">Strong's 1785: </a> An ordinance, injunction, command, law. From entellomai; injunction, i.e. An authoritative prescription. deceived ἐξηπάτησέν (exēpatēsen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1818.htm">Strong's 1818: </a> To deceive thoroughly. From ek and apatao; to seduce wholly. me με (me) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1473.htm">Strong's 1473: </a> I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. through δι’ (di’) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1223.htm">Strong's 1223: </a> A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through. [the commandment] αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. put [me] to death. ἀπέκτεινεν (apekteinen) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_615.htm">Strong's 615: </a> To put to death, kill; fig: I abolish. From apo and kteino; to kill outright; figuratively, to destroy. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/romans/7-11.htm">Romans 7:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/romans/7-11.htm">Romans 7:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/romans/7-11.htm">Romans 7:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/romans/7-11.htm">Romans 7:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/romans/7-11.htm">Romans 7:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/romans/7-11.htm">Romans 7:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/romans/7-11.htm">Romans 7:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/romans/7-11.htm">Romans 7:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/romans/7-11.htm">Romans 7:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/romans/7-11.htm">Romans 7:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/romans/7-11.htm">NT Letters: Romans 7:11 For sin finding occasion through the commandment (Rom. 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