Romans 7:16
But, if I do that which I have no mind to do, I am in agreement with the law that the law is good.
World English Bible British with Deuterocanon
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
17So it is no longer I who do it, but the sin living in me.
Cross References
Psalms 119:127For this reason I have greater love far your teachings than for gold, even for shining gold.
Romans 7:14For we are conscious that the law is of the spirit; but I am of the flesh, given into the power of sin.
1 Timothy 1:8We are conscious that the law is good, if a man makes a right use of it,
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 →