Romans 7:16
If I doe then that which I woulde not, I consent to the Lawe, that it is good.
Geneva Bible 1599
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
15For I alow not that which I do: for what I would, that do I not: but what I hate, that do I.
17Nowe then, it is no more I, that doe it, but sinne that dwelleth in me.
Cross References
Psalms 119:127Therefore loue I thy commandements aboue golde, yea, aboue most fine golde.
Romans 7:14For we knowe that the Law is spirituall, but I am carnall, solde vnder sinne.
1 Timothy 1:8And we knowe, that the Law is good, if a man vse it lawfully,
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 →