Romans 7:15
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Romans 7:15 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For that which I do I know not: for not what I would, that do I practise; but what I hate, that I do.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for that which I work, I do not acknowledge; for not what I will, this I practise, but what I hate, this I do.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Romans 7:15 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Kings 8:46When they sin against You—for there is no one who does not sin—and You become angry with them and deliver them to an enemy who takes them as captives to his own land, whether far or near,
- Psalms 1:6For the LORD guards the path of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish.
- Psalms 19:12Who can discern his own errors? Cleanse me from my hidden faults.
- Psalms 36:4Even on his bed he plots wickedness; he sets himself on a path that is not good; he fails to reject evil.
- Psalms 65:3When iniquities prevail against me, You atone for our transgressions.
- Psalms 97:10Hate evil, O you who love the LORD! He preserves the souls of His saints; He delivers them from the hand of the wicked.
- Psalms 101:3I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.
- Psalms 119:1Blessed are those whose way is blameless, who walk in the Law of the LORD.
- Psalms 119:32I run in the path of Your commandments, for You will enlarge my heart.
- Psalms 119:40How I long for Your precepts! Revive me in Your righteousness.
- Psalms 119:104I gain understanding from Your precepts; therefore I hate every false way.
- Psalms 119:113The double-minded I despise, but Your law I love.
- Psalms 119:128Therefore I admire all Your precepts and hate every false way.
- Psalms 119:163I hate and abhor falsehood, but Your law I love.
- Proverbs 8:13To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct, and perverse speech.
- Proverbs 13:5The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
- Ecclesiastes 7:20Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
- Amos 5:15Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”
- Nahum 1:7The LORD is good, a stronghold in the day of distress; He cares for those who trust in Him.
- Luke 11:48So you are witnesses consenting to the deeds of your fathers: They killed the prophets, and you build their tombs.
- Romans 7:16And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.
- Romans 7:19For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do.
- Romans 12:9Love must be sincere. Detest what is evil; cling to what is good.
- Romans 14:22Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).