Rom 7:8 | JFB | STEP | 8. For without the law —that is, before its extensive demands and prohibitions come to operate upon our corrupt nature. sin was —rather, "is" dead —that is, the sinful principle of our nature lies so dormant, so torpid, that its virulence and power are unknown, and to our feeling it is as good as "dead."

Romans 7:8

8. For without the law—that is, before its extensive demands and prohibitions come to operate upon our corrupt nature.

sin was—rather, "is"

dead—that is, the sinful principle of our nature lies so dormant, so torpid, that its virulence and power are unknown, and to our feeling it is as good as "dead."