Romans 7:21
I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
King James Version with Apocrypha
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 I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
22For I delight in the law of God after the inward man:
Cross References
Psalms 19:12Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.
Psalms 65:3Iniquities prevail against me: as for our transgressions, thou shalt purge them away.
Psalms 119:133Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me.
Zechariah 3:1And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.
John 8:34Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.
Romans 6:14For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye 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 →