Romans 7:10

God’s Law Is Holy

9Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.10So I discovered that the very commandment that was meant to bring life actually brought death.11For sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, deceived me and through the commandment put me to death.

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Berean Standard Bible
So I discovered that the very commandment that was meant to bring life actually brought death.
American Standard Version (1901)
and the commandment, which was unto life, this I found to be unto death:
Bible in Basic English
And I made the discovery that the law whose purpose was to give life had become a cause of death:
Douay-Rheims 1899
And I died. And the commandment that was ordained to life, the same was found to be unto death to me.
Free Bible Version
I discovered that the very commandment that was meant to bring life brought death instead,
Geneva Bible 1599
But I died: and the same commandement which was ordeined vnto life, was found to be vnto me vnto death.
King James (Authorized) Version
And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death.
Translation for Translators
and I realized that I was separated from God. The laws that I thought would enable me to live eternally as a result of my obeying them caused me to realize that I was separated from God!
Unlocked Literal Bible
The commandment that was to bring life turned out to be death for me.
Noah Webster Bible
And the commandment which was ordained to life, I found to be to death.
World English Bible
The commandment which was for life, this I found to be for death;
Young's Literal Translation
and the command that [is] for life, this was found by me for death;