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Romans 7:18-19
New International Version
Romans 7:18-19
New International Version
18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[a](A) For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. 19 For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.(B)
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- Romans 7:18 Or my flesh
Romans 7:18-19
King James Version
Romans 7:18-19
King James Version
18 For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
19 For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
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Romans 7:18-19
New Living Translation
Romans 7:18-19
New Living Translation
18 And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[a] I want to do what is right, but I can’t. 19 I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway.
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Romans 7:18-19
English Standard Version
Romans 7:18-19
English Standard Version
18 For I know that nothing good dwells (A)in me, that is, in my flesh. For I have the desire to do what is right, but not the ability to carry it out. 19 (B)For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing.
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English Standard Version (ESV) 
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