Romans 7:17
but now I am no more the doer of it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
1770 John Worsley NT
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 that which I would not, I consent to the law that it is good:
Cross References
Romans 7:18For I know that in me (that is in my flesh) dwelleth no good: for to will is present with me, but how to perform that which is good, I find not.
Romans 7:23but I perceive another law in my body warring against the law of my mind, and captivating me to the law of sin, which is in my body.
Philippians 3:8Yea doubtless and I count all but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have suffered the loss of all, and I account them but dung, that I may gain Christ, and be found in Him,
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 →