Romans 7:21
I find then a kind of law, that when I would do good, evil besets me.
1770 John Worsley NT
In The King James Version
I find then a law, that, when I would do good, evil is present with me.
In Context
20Now if I do that which I would not, I am no more the doer of it, but sin that dwelleth in me.
22For I delight in the law of God, as to the inward man:
Cross References
John 8:34Jesus answered them, Verily, verily I say unto you, whosoever maketh a practice of sin, is the servant of sin.
Romans 6:14For sin shall have no power over you, inasmuch as ye are not under the law, but under grace.
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 →