Romans 7:16
But if I do that which I do not desire to do, I admit the excellence of the Law,
Weymouth NT (1912)
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
17and now it is no longer I that do these things, but the sin which has its home within me does them.
Cross References
Romans 7:14For we know that the Law is a spiritual thing; but I am unspiritual--the slave, bought and sold, of sin.
1 Timothy 1:8Now we know that the Law is good, if a man uses it in the way it should be used,
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 →