For sin, seizing the opportunity afforded by the commandment, deceived me, and through the commandment put me to death. — Sin exercises ἀπάτη (apatē, "deception"); the law becomes the weapon. The grammar suggests sin is an active power, not merely personal choice. Paul anthropomorphizes sin as a force that perverts God's holy law into an instrument of death. The law itself is blameless; sin is the culprit.

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