Romans 7:17
And then, it is no more I who do that thing; but sin, which dwelleth in me.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
In Context
16And if I do what I would not, I testify of the law, that it is right.
Cross References
Romans 7:18For I know, that in me, (that is, in my flesh,) good dwelleth not: because, to approve the good, is easy for me; but to do it, I am unable.
Romans 7:23But I see another law in my members, which warreth against the law of my conscience, and maketh me a captive to the law of sin which existeth in my members
Philippians 3:8And now also I account them all a detriment, because of the excellency of the knowledge of Jesus the Messiah my Lord; for the sake of whom, I have parted with all things, and have accounted them as dung, that I might gain the Messiah,
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 →