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.”

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BSBPD

“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)
KJVPD

“For the good that I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I do.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“For the good which I would I do not: but the evil which I would not, that I practise.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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 Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 7:19 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 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.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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