# For sin took the opportunity through the commandment and deceived me. Through the commandment it killed me "Because I wanted to sin, I deceived myself into thinking that I could sin and obey the commandment at the same time, but God punished me for disobeying the commandment by separating me from him" # took the opportunity through the commandment Paul is comparing sin to a person who can act. # it killed me "it separated me from God"