Romans 7:21
I fynde then by the lawe, that when I woulde do good, euyll is present with me.
Bible (Bishops')
In The King James Version
I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
In Context
20And yf I do that I woulde not, then is it not I that doth it, but sinne that dwelleth in me.
22For I delite in the lawe of God, after the inwarde man:
Cross References
Romans 6:14For sinne shall not haue power ouer you, because ye are not vnder ye lawe, but vnder 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 →