Romans 7:25
I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then, I of myself in the mind indeed serve a law of God, but in the flesh a law of sin.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
24I am a wretched man. Who will rescue me out of the body of this death?
Cross References
Psalms 107:15O that men would praise LORD for his loving kindness, and for his wonderful works to the sons of men!
Isaiah 12:1And in that day thou shall say, I will give thanks to thee, O LORD, for though thou were angry with me. Thine anger is turned away and thou comfort me.
Isaiah 49:13Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth, and break forth into singing, O mountains. For LORD has comforted his people, and will have compassion upon his afflicted.
Romans 6:14for sin will not have dominion over you. For ye are not under law, but under grace.
Romans 7:15For I do not understand what I do, for I do not do this that I want, but what I hate, this I do.
2 Corinthians 9:15And thanks to God for his indescribable gift.
Matthew Henry on Romans 7:8-25
Excellency of the Law; Usefulness of the Law. ( a. d. 58.) 7 What shall we say then? Is the law sin? God forbid. Nay, I had not known sin, but by the law: for I had not known lust, except the law had said, Thou shalt not covet. 8 But sin, taking occasion by the commandment, wrought in me all manner of concupiscence. For without the law sin was dead. 9 For I was alive without the law once: but when the commandment came, sin revived, and I died. 10 And the commandment, which was ordained to life, I found to be unto… Read the whole commentary →