ወደ ሮሜ ሰዎች 7፥9 እኔም ዱሮ ያለ ሕግ ሕያው ነበርሁ፤ ትእዛዝ በመጣች ጊዜ ግን ኃጢአት ሕያው ሆነ እኔም ሞትሁ፤
Romans 7:9, New International Version (NIV) Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.