Romans 7:16
But when I do what I want not to do, I am admitting that the Law is right.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.
In Context
17This being so, the action is no longer my own, but is done by the sin which is within me.
Cross References
Psalms 119:127Therefore I love your commandments above gold, above fine gold.
Romans 7:14We know that the Law is spiritual, but I am earthly – sold into slavery to sin.
1 Timothy 1:8We know, of course, that the Law is excellent, when used legitimately,
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 →