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What should we say then? That the law is sin? Not at all! I wouldn't have known what sin was unless the law had told me. The law said, "Do not want what belongs to other people."--(Exodus 20:17; Deuteronomy 5:21) If the law hadn't said that, I would not have known what it was like to want what belonged to others.
Reference
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Hebrew: ʼănûw
we
Greek: ἀποφθέγγομαι (apophthéngomai)
to enunciate plainly, i.e. declare
Hebrew: mâlal
to speak (mostly poetical) or say
Greek: τοίνυν (toínyn)
truly now, i.e. accordingly
Hebrew: ʼăzay
at that time
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: νόμος (nómos)
law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
Hebrew: tôwrâh
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
Greek: ἁμάρτημα (hamártēma)
a sin (properly concrete)
Hebrew: chăṭîy
an offence
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: ὅλως (hólōs)
completely, i.e. altogether; (by analogy), everywhere; (negatively) not by any means
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: ἁμάρτημα (hamártēma)
a sin (properly concrete)
Hebrew: chăṭîy
an offence
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: νόμος (nómos)
law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
Hebrew: tôwrâh
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
Greek: ἐμαυτοῦ (emautoû)
of myself so likewise the dative case , and accusative case
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: νόμος (nómos)
law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
Hebrew: tôwrâh
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: ὑστέρησις (hystérēsis)
a falling short, i.e. (specially), penury
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: λοιποί (loipoí)
remaining ones
Hebrew: chabrâh
an associate
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: νόμος (nómos)
law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
Hebrew: tôwrâh
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: παρόμοιος (parómoios)
alike nearly, i.e. similar
Greek: ὑστέρησις (hystérēsis)
a falling short, i.e. (specially), penury
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Parallel theme
Exodus 20:17
Deuteronomy 5:21
References God
Romans 3:5
1 Thessalonians 4:5
Word
Romans 3:20
Romans 4:15
Romans 13:9
1 Corinthians 15:56
Romans 7:8
Verse Explanation
Paul asks whether the Law itself is sinful and strongly rejects the idea, explaining that the Law actually revealed sin to him, such as making him understand that coveting was wrong.
History
Mosaic Law: The Ten Commandments and other laws given to Israel clearly identified behaviors that were sinful.