Romans 7:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 7:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 7:11 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 7:11 — KJV
“For sin, taking occasion by the commandment, deceived me, and by it slew me.”
— Romans 7:11 (KJV)
Romans 7:11 in Context — About the Book of Romans
Romans is the gospel argued like a legal brief — Paul's masterwork on sin, justification by faith, life in the Spirit, and God's unbreakable love. Chapter 8 alone has carried more believers through crisis than perhaps any chapter in Scripture: no condemnation, all things working for good, nothing separating us from God's love.
Cross-References for Romans 7:11
“But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:11: sin, taking, occasion
“I speak not by commandment, but by occasion of the forwardness of others, and to prove the sincerity of your love.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:11: sin, occasion, commandment
“And all the congregation of the children of Israel journeyed from the wilderness of Sin, after their journeys, according to the commandment of the LORD, and pitched in Rephidim: and there was no water for the people to drink.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:11: sin, commandment
“And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him in mount Sinai.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:11: sin, commandment
“Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If a soul shall sin through ignorance against any of the commandments of the LORD concerning things which ought not to be done, and shall do against any of them:”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:11: sin, commandment
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