Romans 7:21
I find then a law, that when I have a will to do good, evil is present with me.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner, 1752)
In The King James Version
I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
In Context
20Now if I do that which I will not, it is no more I that do it: but sin that dwelleth in me.
22For I am delighted with the law of God, according to the inward man:
Cross References
Psalms 65:3Say unto God, How terrible are thy works, O Lord! in the multitude of thy strength thy enemies shall lie to thee.
Zechariah 3:1And the Lord shewed me Jesus the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord: and Satan stood on his right hand to be his adversary. Jesus... Alias, Josue, the son of Josedec, the high priest of that time.
John 8:34Jesus answered them: Amen, amen, I say unto you that whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
Romans 6:14For sin shall not have dominion over you: for you are not under the 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 →