en_tn_lite_do_not_use/rom/07/11.md

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sin, taking the opportunity through the commandment, deceived me, and through the commandment it killed me.

As in Romans 7:7, Paul is describing sin as a person who can do 3 things: take the opportunity, deceive, and kill. AT: "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" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification)

sin

AT: "my desire to sin" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy)

taking the opportunity through the commandment

See how you translated this in Romans 7:7.

it killed me

AT: "it separated me from God" (See UDB, rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)

Therefore

AT: "Because the law allows sin to be recognized as a deceiver and killer"