Romans 7:7
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Romans 7:7 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Romans 7:7 is a verse from the book of Romans in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Romans 7:7 — KJV
“What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. lust: or, concupiscence”
— Romans 7:7 (KJV)
Romans 7:7 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 7:7
“Then shalt thou say unto them, Because your fathers have forsaken me, saith the LORD, and have walked after other gods, and have served them, and have worshipped them, and have forsaken me, and have not kept my law;”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:7: say, then, law
“What then? shall we sin, because we are not under the law, but under grace? God forbid.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:7: then, law, sin
“The LORD God of heaven, which took me from my father's house, and from the land of my kindred, and which spake unto me, and that sware unto me, saying, Unto thy seed will I give this land; he shall send his angel before thee, and thou shalt take a wife unto my son from thence.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:7: say, then, god
“And thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel, saying, Whosoever curseth his God shall bear his sin.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:7: say, sin, god
“When the LORD thy God shall enlarge thy border, as he hath promised thee, and thou shalt say, I will eat flesh, because thy soul longeth to eat flesh; thou mayest eat flesh, whatsoever thy soul lusteth after.”
Shares key themes with Romans 7:7: say, god, lust
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