Romans 7:10

10 I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death.

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Romans 7:10 in Other Translations

KJV

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

ESV

10 The very commandment that promised life proved to be death to me.

NLT

10 and I died. So I discovered that the law’s commands, which were supposed to bring life, brought spiritual death instead.

MSG

10 The very command that was supposed to guide me into life was cleverly used to trip me up, throwing me headlong.

CSB

10 and I died. The commandment that was meant for life resulted in death for me.

Romans 7:10 Meaning and Commentary

Romans 7:10

And the commandment which was ordained to life
The law which promised a continuance of an immortal life to Adam, in case of perfect obedience to it; and which was appointed to the Israelites, that by the observation of it they might live in the land of Canaan, and in the quiet and full possession of their privileges and enjoyments; but was never ordained to eternal life, or that men should obtain that by their obedience to it; since eternal life is the free gift of God, without respect to any works of men; see ( Galatians 3:21 ) ; This same law, the apostle says,

I found to be unto death;
as it was an occasion, through the vitiosity of nature, of stirring up sin in him, which brought forth fruit unto death; as it convinced him that he was a dead man and worthy of death; as it threatened him with it, and struck all his hopes of eternal life dead, and left him in this condition without giving him the least direction or assistance whereby to obtain life.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Romans 7:10 In-Context

8 But sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, produced in me every kind of coveting. For apart from the law, sin was dead.

9 Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.

10 I found that the very commandment that was intended to bring life actually brought death.

11 For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me, and through the commandment put me to death.

12 So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous and good.

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1. Leviticus 18:5; Luke 10:26-28; S Romans 10:5; Galatians 3:12

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