Romans 7:16
And if what I do not will, this I do, I consent to the law that [it is] good,
Young's Literal Translation
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 work it, but the sin dwelling in me,
Cross References
Psalms 119:127Therefore I have loved Thy commands Above gold — even fine gold.
Romans 7:14for we have known that the law is spiritual, and I am fleshly, sold by the sin;
1 Timothy 1:8and we have known that the law [is] good, if any one may use it lawfully;
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 →