Romans 7:8-14

⁸But synne toke an occasion by the meanes of the commaundement and wrought in me all manner of concupiscece. For with out the lawe synne was deed.

⁹I once lived with out lawe. But when the commaundement came synne revyved and I was deed.

¹⁰And the very same comaundement which was ordeyned vnto lyfe was founde to be vnto me an occasion of deeth.

¹¹For synne toke occasion by the meanes of the comaundement and so disceaved me and by the selfe commaundement slewe me.

¹²Wherfore the lawe is holy and the commaundement holy iust and good.

¹³Was that then which is good made deeth vnto me? God forbyd. Naye synne was deeth vnto me that it myght appere how that synne by the meanes of that which is good had wrought deeth in me: that synne which is vnder the commandement myght be out of measure synfull.

¹⁴For we knowe that the lawe is spirituall: but I am carnall solde vnder synne