Verse 20

Romans 7:20

New Living Translation

20 But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it.

Original Language Text

greek

εἰ δὲ ὃ οὐ ⸀θέλω τοῦτο ποιῶ, οὐκέτι ἐγὼ κατεργάζομαι αὐτὸ ἀλλὰ ἡ οἰκοῦσα ἐν ἐμοὶ ἁμαρτία.

English Translation

But if what I do not want, this I do, I am no longer the one doing it, but sin dwelling in me is doing it.

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Chapter 7 Context

1 Now, dear brothers and sisters — you who are familiar with the law — don’t you know that the law app... Focus ↗

2 For example, when a woman marries, the law binds her to her husband as long as he is alive. But if h... Focus ↗

3 So while her husband is alive, she would be committing adultery if she married another man. But if h... Focus ↗

4 So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died... Focus ↗

5 When we were controlled by our old nature, sinful desires were at work within us, and the law arouse... Focus ↗

6 But now we have been released from the law, for we died to it and are no longer captive to its power... Focus ↗

7 Well then, am I suggesting that the law of God (Elohim) is sinful? Of course not! In fact, it was th... Focus ↗

8 But sin used this command to arouse all kinds of covetous desires within me! If there were no law, s... Focus ↗

9 At one time I lived without understanding the law. But when I learned the command not to covet, for... Focus ↗

10 and I died. So I discovered that the law’s commands, which were supposed to bring life, brought spir... Focus ↗

11 Sin took advantage of those commands and deceived me; it used the commands to kill me. Focus ↗

12 But still, the law itself is holy, and its commands are holy and right and good. Focus ↗

13 But how can that be? Did the law, which is good, cause my death? Of course not! Sin used what was go... Focus ↗

14 So the trouble is not with the law, for it is spiritual and good. The trouble is with me, for I am a... Focus ↗

15 I don’t really understand myself, for I want to do what is right, but I don’t do it. Instead, I do w... Focus ↗

16 But if I know that what I am doing is wrong, this shows that I agree that the law is good. Focus ↗

17 So I am not the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me that does it. Focus ↗

18 And I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. I want to do what is right,... Focus ↗

19 I want to do what is good, but I don’t. I don’t want to do what is wrong, but I do it anyway. Focus ↗

20 But if I do what I don’t want to do, I am not really the one doing wrong; it is sin living in me tha...

21 I have discovered this principle of life — that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do wha... Focus ↗

22 I love God (Elohim)’s law with all my heart. Focus ↗

23 But there is another power within me that is at war with my mind. This power makes me a slave to the... Focus ↗

24 Oh, what a miserable person I am! Who will free me from this life that is dominated by sin and death... Focus ↗

25 Thank God (Elohim)! The answer is in Yashua (Jesus) Christ our Lord. So you see how it is: In my min... Focus ↗

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