Romans 7:5
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 7:5 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 7:5 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 7:5 — KJV
“For when we were in the flesh, the motions of sins, which were by the law, did work in our members to bring forth fruit unto death. motions: Gr. passions”
— Romans 7:5 (KJV)
Romans 7:5 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 7:5
“Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with thee, of all flesh, both of fowl, and of cattle, and of every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth; that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be fruitful, and multiply upon the earth.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:5: flesh, bring, forth
“For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:5: flesh, sins, bring
“And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. grass: Heb. tender grass”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:5: bring, forth, fruit
“And you, be ye fruitful, and multiply; bring forth abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:5: bring, forth, fruit
“And it came to pass about three months after, that it was told Judah, saying, Tamar thy daughter in law hath played the harlot; and also, behold, she is with child by whoredom. And Judah said, Bring her forth, and let her be burnt.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:5: law, bring, forth
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