8. But the commandment gave sin an opportunity. Sin caused me to want all kinds of things that belonged to others. No one can break a law that doesn't exist.
9. Before I knew about the law, I was alive. But then the commandment came. Sin came to life, and I died.
10. I found that the commandment that was supposed to bring life actually brought death.
11. When the commandment gave sin the opportunity, sin tricked me. It used the commandment to put me to death.
12. So the law is holy. The commandment also is holy and right and good.
13. Did what is good cause me to die? Not at all! Sin had to be recognized for what it really is. So it produced death in me through what was good. Because of the commandment, sin became totally sinful.
14. We know that the law is holy. But I am not. I have been sold to be a slave of sin.