If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

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If we claim to be without sin,(A) we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us.(B)

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17 Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

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.

20 Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.

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17 As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.(A) 18 For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[a](B) 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.(C) 20 Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. Romans 7:18 Or my flesh