Romans 7:23

but 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.

1770 John Worsley NT

In The King James Version

But I see another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into captivity to the law of sin which is in my members.

In Context

22For I delight in the law of God, as to the inward man:

24Wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from this body of death?

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Cross References

Romans 6:19I speak after the manner of men, because of the infirmity of your flesh: as ye have yielded your bodies servants to impurity and iniquity to work iniquity; so now present your bodies servants to righteousness, unto holiness.

Romans 7:14For we know that the law is spiritual: but I am carnal, sold under sin.

Romans 7:25The grace of God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with my mind I serve the law of God, but with the flesh the law of sin.

Galatians 5:17for the flesh desireth things contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit things contrary to the flesh: and these are opposite to each other; so that ye do not those things which ye would.

2 Timothy 2:25with meekness instructing those of different sentiments, not knowing but God may give them repentance to the acknowledgement of the truth;

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 →

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