Romans 7:17
So it is no longer I who do it, but the sin living in me.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
In Context
16But, if I do that which I have no mind to do, I am in agreement with the law that the law is good.
Cross References
Romans 7:18For I am conscious that in me, that is, in my flesh, there is nothing good: I have the mind but not the power to do what is right.
Romans 7:23But I see another law in my body, working against the law of my mind, and making me the servant of the law of sin which is in my flesh.
Philippians 3:8Yes truly, and I am ready to give up all things for the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, which is more than all: for whom I have undergone the loss of all things, and to me they are less than nothing, so that I may have Christ as my reward,
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 →