Romans 7:15
For that which I work, I understand not. For I do not that good which I will; but the evil which I hate, that I do.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.
In Context
14For we know that the law is spiritual; but I am carnal, sold under sin.
16If then I do that which I will not, I consent to the law, that it is good.
Cross References
Psalms 1:6For the Lord knoweth the way of the just: and the way of the wicked shall perish.
Psalms 36:4The words of his mouth are iniquity and guile : he would not understand that he might do well.
Psalms 97:10You that love the Lord, hate evil: the Lord preserveth the souls of his saints, he will deliver them out of the hand of the sinner.
Psalms 119:1Aleph
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 →