Romans 7:23
and I behold another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin that [is] in my members.
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In Context
22for I delight in the Law of God according to the inward man,
24A wretched man I [am]! Who will deliver me out of the body of this death?
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 7:20Because there is not a righteous man on earth that does good and does not sin.
Romans 6:19I speak in a human [way], because of the weakness of your flesh, for even as you presented your members servants to the uncleanness and to the lawlessness—to the lawlessness, so now present your members servants to righteousness—to sanctification,
Romans 7:14For we have known that the Law is spiritual, and I am fleshly, sold by sin;
Romans 7:25I thank God—through Jesus Christ our Lord; so then, I myself indeed serve the Law of God with the mind, and with the flesh, the law of sin.
Galatians 5:17for the flesh desires contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit contrary to the flesh, and these are opposed to one another, that the things that you may will—these you may not do;
2 Timothy 2:25instructing those opposing in meekness—if perhaps God may give to them conversion to an acknowledging of 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 →