Romans 7:19
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Romans 7:19 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“For I do not do the good I want to do. Instead, I keep on doing the evil I do not want to do.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.”
King James Version · Public Domain“For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I practise.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“for the good that I will, I do not; but the evil that I do not will, this I practise.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Romans 7:19 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Romans 7:15I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do, I do not do. But what I hate, I do.
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