Romans 7:8-14 WEB

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 7:12

Wherefore - So that. The conclusion to which we come is, that the Law is not to be blamed, though these are its effects under existing circumstances. The source of all this is not the Law, but the corrupt nature of man. The Law is good; and yet the position of the apostle is true, that it is not adapted to purify the heart of fallen man. Its tendency is to excite increased guilt, conflict, alarm, and despair. This verse contains an answer to the question in Romans 7:7, “Is the law sin?”Is holy... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 7:13

Was then that which is good ... - This is another objection which the apostle proceeds to answer. The objection is this, “Can it be possible that what is admitted to be good and pure, should be changed into evil? Can what tends to life, be made death to a man?” In answer to this, the apostle repeats that the fault was not in the Law, but was in himself, and in his sinful propensities.Made death - Romans 7:8, Romans 7:10.God forbid - Note, Romans 3:4.But sin - This is a personification of sin as... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 7:14

The remainder of this chapter has been the subject of no small degree of controversy. The question has been whether it describes the state of Paul before his conversion, or afterward. It is not the purpose of these notes to enter into controversy, or into extended discussion. But after all the attention which I have been able to give to this passage, I regard it as describing the state of a man under the gospel, as descriptive of the operations of the mind of Paul subsequent to his conversion.... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 7:7-8

Romans 7:7-8. What shall we say then? This, to the beginning of the next chapter, is a kind of digression, wherein the apostle, in order to show, in the most lively manner, the weakness and inefficacy of the law, changes the person, and speaks as of himself. This he frequently does when he is not speaking of his own person, but only assuming another character. See Romans 3:7; 1 Corinthians 10:30; 1 Corinthians 4:6. The character here assumed is that of an unrenewed, unregenerated man;... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 7:9-11

Romans 7:9-11. For I was alive In my own conceit; without the law Without the proper knowledge of its spirituality, extent, and obligation. I apprehended myself to be righteous, and in the way to life eternal; but when the commandment came That is, the law; (a part being put for the whole;) but this expression particularly intimates its compulsive force, which restrains, enjoins, urges, forbids, threatens; when, in its spiritual meaning, it came to my heart: or, when the spiritual... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 7:12-13

Romans 7:12-13. Wherefore Since then, by what has been said, it appears that the law is not the cause of sin or death, except indirectly and by accident, it must be acquitted from this charge, and acknowledged to be holy; and the commandment The preceptive part of the moral law, and every particular precept of it; is holy, just, and good It springs from and partakes of the holy nature of God; tends only to promote holiness and a conformity to God, and prescribes our duty to God in his... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 7:14

Romans 7:14. For we know that the law is spiritual Extending to the spirit of man; forbidding even the sins of the spirit; sins internal, committed merely in men’s minds, such as vain thoughts, foolish imaginations, carnal inclinations, pride, self-will, discontent, impatience, anger, malice, envy, revenge, and all other spiritual evils, in the commission of which the body has no concern: enjoining, at the same time, all spiritual graces and virtues, such as humility, resignation, patience,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 7:1-25

The law cannot help (7:1-25)Through Christ, believers have not only died to sin, they have died to the law also, which means that their lives are now different. Paul gives an example. If a husband dies, the wife is no longer bound to him and is free to marry again. Likewise believers have died to the law so that the bond between them and the law is broken. However, they have been raised to new life and are now united to another, the living Christ (7:1-4). Formerly, they found that the more the... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 7:8

occasions opportunity . Greek. aphorme . Here, Rom 7:11 ; 2 Corinthians 5:12 ; 2 Corinthians 11:12 .Galatians 1:5 , Galatians 1:13 . 1 Timothy 5:14 . wrought = worked out. Greek. katergazomai ; See Romans 1:27 . concupiscence . Same as "lust", Romans 7:7 . without = apart from. Greek. choris . was = is. dead . App-139 . read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 7:9

came . App-106 . revived . Greek. anazao. Here, Romans 14:9 . Luke 15:24 , Luke 15:32 .Revelation 20:5 . read more

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 7:12

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 7:13

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Romans 7:14

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 7:7-8

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 7:9-11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 7:12-13

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Romans 7:14

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Romans 7:1-25

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 7:8

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Romans 7:9

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