Romans 7:23

But 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.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

In Context

22For I am delighted with the law of God, according to the inward man:

24Unhappy man that I am, who shall deliver me from the body of this death?

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Cross References

Ecclesiastes 7:20Wisdom hath strengthened the wise more than ten princes of the city.

Romans 6:19I speak an human thing, because of the infirmity of your flesh. For as you have yielded your members to serve uncleanness and iniquity, unto iniquity; so now yield your members to serve justice, unto sanctification.

Romans 7:14For we know that the law is spiritual; but I am carnal, sold under sin.

Romans 7:25The grace of God, by Jesus Christ our Lord. Therefore, I myself, with the mind serve the law of God; but with the flesh, the law of sin.

Galatians 5:17For the flesh lusteth against the spirit: and the spirit against the flesh; for these are contrary one to another: so that you do not the things that you would.

2 Timothy 2:25With modesty admonishing them that resist the truth: if peradventure God may give them repentance to know the truth,

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 →

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