Verse 18

Romans 7:18

Young's Literal Translation

18 for I have known that there doth not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, good: for to will is present with me, and to work that which is right I do not find,
Original Language Text
greek
οἶδα γὰρ ὅτι οὐκ οἰκεῖ ἐν ἐμοί, τοῦτ’ ἔστιν ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου, ἀγαθόν· τὸ γὰρ θέλειν παράκειταί μοι, τὸ δὲ κατεργάζεσθαι τὸ καλὸν ⸀οὔ·
English Translation
For I know that good does not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 7 Context
1 Are ye ignorant, brethren -- for to those knowing law I speak -- that the law hath lordship over the... Focus ↗
2 for the married woman to the living husband hath been bound by law, and if the husband may die, she... Focus ↗
3 so, then, the husband being alive, an adulteress she shall be called if she may become another man's... Focus ↗
4 So that, my brethren, ye also were made dead to the law through the body of the Christ, for your bec... Focus ↗
5 for when we were in the flesh, the passions of the sins, that [are] through the law, were working in... Focus ↗
6 and now we have ceased from the law, that being dead in which we were held, so that we may serve in... Focus ↗
7 What, then, shall we say? the law [is] sin? let it not be! but the sin I did not know except through... Focus ↗
8 'Thou shalt not covet;' and the sin having received an opportunity, through the command, did work in... Focus ↗
9 And I was alive apart from law once, and the command having come, the sin revived, and I died; Focus ↗
10 and the command that [is] for life, this was found by me for death; Focus ↗
11 for the sin, having received an opportunity, through the command, did deceive me, and through it did... Focus ↗
12 so that the law, indeed, [is] holy, and the command holy, and righteous, and good. Focus ↗
13 That which is good then, to me hath it become death? let it not be! but the sin, that it might appea... Focus ↗
14 for we have known that the law is spiritual, and I am fleshly, sold by the sin; Focus ↗
15 for that which I work, I do not acknowledge; for not what I will, this I practise, but what I hate,... Focus ↗
16 And if what I do not will, this I do, I consent to the law that [it is] good, Focus ↗
17 and now it is no longer I that work it, but the sin dwelling in me, Focus ↗
18 for I have known that there doth not dwell in me, that is, in my flesh, good: for to will is present...
19 for the good that I will, I do not; but the evil that I do not will, this I practise. Focus ↗
20 And if what I do not will, this I do, it is no longer I that work it, but the sin that is dwelling i... Focus ↗
21 I find, then, the law, that when I desire to do what is right, with me the evil is present, Focus ↗
22 for I delight in the law of God (Elohim) according to the inward man, Focus ↗
23 and I behold another law in my members, warring against the law of my mind, and bringing me into cap... Focus ↗
24 A wretched man I [am]! who shall deliver me out of the body of this death? Focus ↗
25 I thank God (Elohim) -- through Yashua (Jesus) Christ our Lord; so then, I myself indeed with the mi... Focus ↗