Romans 7:17

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“In that case, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.”

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BSBPD

“In that case, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Now then it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“So now it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“and now it is no longer I that work it, but the sin dwelling in me,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 7:17 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Romans 4:7“Blessed are they whose lawless acts are forgiven, whose sins are covered.
  2. Romans 7:18I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my flesh; for I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out.
  3. Romans 7:20And if I do what I do not want, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.
  4. Romans 7:23But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.
  5. 2 Corinthians 8:12For if the eagerness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has, not according to what he does not have.
  6. Philippians 3:8More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ
  7. James 4:5Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?

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