Romans 7:10 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto death. And the commandment - Meaning the law in general, which was ordained to life; the rule of righteousness teaching those statutes which if a man do he shall live in them, Leviticus 18:5, I found, by transgressing it, to be unto death; for it only presented the duty and laid down the penalty, without affording any strength to resist sin or subdue evil propensities.