Romans 7:8-14

⁸But sin took the opportunity through the commandment and brought about every lust in me. For without the law, sin is dead.

⁹At one time I was alive without the law, but when the commandment came, sin regained life, and I died.

¹⁰The commandment that was to bring life turned out to be death for me.

¹¹For sin took the opportunity through the commandment and deceived me. Through the commandment it killed me.

¹²So the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.

¹³So did what is good become death to me? May it never be. But sin, in order that it might be shown to be sin through what is good, brought about death in me. This was in order that through the commandment, sin might become sinful beyond measure.

¹⁴For we know that the law is spiritual, but I am of the flesh. I have been sold under slavery to sin.