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.

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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.

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  1. 7:18 Greek my flesh; also in 7:25.

18 οἶδα γὰρ ὅτι οὐκ οἰκεῖ ἐν ἐμοί, τοῦτ’ ἔστιν ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου, ἀγαθόν· τὸ γὰρ θέλειν παράκειταί μοι, τὸ δὲ κατεργάζεσθαι τὸ καλὸν [a]οὔ·

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  1. ΠΡΟΣ ΡΩΜΑΙΟΥΣ 7:18 οὔ WH Treg NIV ] + οὐχ εὑρίσκω RP