Interlinear Study Bible

Berean Study Bible
What then shall we say? Is the law sin? vvv Certainly not! Indeed, vvv I would not have been mindful of - sin if not for the law. vvv For vvv I would not have been aware of - coveting if the law {had} not said, vvv "Do not covet."

English Standard Version
What then shall we say That the law is sin By no means Yet if it had not been for the law I would not have known sin For I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said You shall not covet

Holman Christian Standard Version
What should we say then? Is the law sin? Absolutely not! On the contrary, I would not have known sin if it were not for the law. For example, I would not have known what it is to covet if the law had not said, Do not covet.

King James Version
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid (5636). Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said (5707), Thou shalt not covet (5692).

New American Standard Version
What shall we say then? Is the Law sin? May it never be! On the contrary, I would not have come to know sin except through the Law; for I would not have known about coveting if the Law had not said, "" ."

New Living Translation
Well then am I suggesting that the law of God is sinful Of course not In fact it was the law that showed me my sin I would never have known that coveting is wrong if the law had not said You must not covet

World English Bible
What shall we say then? Is the law sin? May it never be! However, I wouldn't have known sin, except through the law. For I wouldn't have known coveting, unless the law had said, "You shall not covet."