Berean Standard Bible
“Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.”
Paul explores the relationship between the law and sin, insisting that the law is holy but that sin uses it. He speaks in the first person about his experience.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.
World English Bible (WEB)
I was alive apart from the law once, but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
King James Version (KJV)
For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And I was alive apart from the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And there was a time when I was living without the law: but when the law gave its orders, sin came to life and put me to death;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And I was alive apart from law once, and the command having come, the sin revived, and I died;
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Así que, yo sin la ley vivía por algún tiempo: mas venido el mandamiento, el pecado revivió, y yo morí.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Por eso, antes de entender lo que la ley demanda, me sentía bien. Pero cuando llegó el mandamiento, cobró vida el pecado y morí.
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