Romans 7:17
Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
In Context
16If then I do that which I will not, I consent to the law, that it is good.
Cross References
Romans 7:18For I know that there dwelleth not in me, that is to say, in my flesh, that which is good. For to will, is present with me; but to accomplish that which is good, I find not.
Romans 7:23But I see another law in my members, fighting against the law of my mind, and captivating me in the law of sin, that is in my members.
Philippians 3:8Furthermore I count all things to be but loss for the excellent knowledge of Jesus Christ my Lord; for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and count them but as dung, that I may gain Christ:
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 →