Romans 7:15
For that which I do I know not: for not what I would, that do I practice; but what I hate, that I do.
ASV Byzantine Text
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.
16But if what I would not, that I do, I consent unto the law that it is good.
Cross References
Psalms 1:6For Jehovah knoweth the way of the righteous; But the way of the wicked shall perish.
Psalms 36:4He deviseth iniquity upon his bed; He setteth himself in a way that is not good; He abhorreth not evil.
Psalms 97:10O ye that love Jehovah, hate evil: He preserveth the souls of his saints; He delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
Psalms 119:1Blessed are they that are perfect in the way, Who walk in the law of Jehovah.
Psalms 119:40Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: Quicken me in thy righteousness. ו VAV.
Psalms 119:113I hate them that are of a double mind; But thy law do I love.
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 →