Romans 7:15-20

New International Version

¹⁵I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do.^(A) ¹⁶And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good.^(B) ¹⁷As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.^(C) ¹⁸For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.^[a]^(D) For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. ¹⁹For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.^(E) ²⁰Now 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.^(F)

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Romans 7:18 Or my flesh

Romans 7:15-20

King James Version

¹⁵For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.

¹⁶If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.

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

¹⁸For 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.

¹⁹For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.

²⁰Now 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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Romans 7:15-20

New King James Version

¹⁵For what I am doing, I do not understand. ^(A)For what I will to do, that I do not practice; but what I hate, that I do. ¹⁶If, then, I do what I will not to do, I agree with the law that it is good. ¹⁷But now, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me. ¹⁸For I know that ^(B)in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells; for to will is present with me, but how to perform what is good I do not find. ¹⁹For the good that I will to do, I do not do; but the evil I will not to do, that I practice. ²⁰Now if I do what I will not to do, it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells in me.

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Romans 7:15-20

English Standard Version

¹⁵For I do not understand my own actions. For ^(A)I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate. ¹⁶Now if I do what I do not want, I agree with ^(B)the law, that it is good. ¹⁷So now ^(C)it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me. ¹⁸For I know that nothing good dwells ^(D)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^(E)For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I keep on doing. ²⁰Now if I do what I do not want, ^(F)it is no longer I who do it, but sin that dwells within me.

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Romans 7:15-20

New American Standard Bible

¹⁵For ^(A)I do not understand what I am doing; for I am not practicing ^(B)what I want to do, but I do the very thing I hate. ¹⁶However, if I do the very thing I do not want to do, I agree with ^(C)the Law, that the Law is good. ¹⁷But now, ^(D)no longer am I the one doing it, but sin that dwells in me. ¹⁸For I know that good does not dwell in me, that is, in my ^(E)flesh; for the willing is present in me, but the doing of the good is not. ¹⁹For ^(F)the good that I want, I do not do, but I practice the very evil that I do not want. ²⁰But if I do the very thing I do not want, ^(G)I am no longer the one doing it, but sin that dwells in me.