Romans 7:21
So I see a law that, though I have a mind to do good, evil is present in me.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
In Context
20But if I do what I have no mind to do, it is no longer I who do it, but the sin living in me.
22In my heart I take pleasure in the law of God,
Cross References
Psalms 19:12\19:11\By them is your servant made conscious of danger, and in keeping them there is great reward.
Psalms 65:3\65:2\To you, O hearer of prayer, let the words of all flesh come.
Psalms 119:133Let my steps be guided by your word; and let not sin have control over me.
Zechariah 3:1And he let me see Joshua, the high priest, in his place before the angel of the Lord, and the Satan at his right hand ready to take up a cause against him.
John 8:34And this was the answer Jesus gave them: Truly I say to you, Everyone who does evil is the servant of sin.
Romans 6:14For sin may not have rule over you: because you are not under law, but under grace.
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 →