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For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.[a] For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
18
For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
18
For I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh. For the desire to do what is good is with me, but there is no ability to do it.
Romans 7:18 In-Context
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And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good.
17
As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me.
18
For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
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For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing.
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Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.