Romans 7:16
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.”
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BSBPD
“And if I do what I do not want to do, I admit that the law is good.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“If then I do that which I would not, I consent unto the law that it is good.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“But if what I would not, that I do, I consent unto the law that it is good.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And if what I do not will, this I do, I consent to the law that <FI>it is<Fi> good,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Romans 7:16 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 119:127Therefore I love Your commandments more than gold, even the purest gold.
- Romans 7:12So then, the law is holy, and the commandment is holy, righteous, and good.
- Romans 7:14We know that the law is spiritual; but I am unspiritual, sold as a slave to sin.
- Romans 7:22For in my inner being I delight in God’s law.
- 1 Timothy 1:8Now we know that the law is good, if one uses it legitimately.
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