Romans 7:20

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“And 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.”

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BSBPD

“And 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.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“Now if I do that I would not, it is no more I that do it, but sin that dwelleth in me.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“But if what I would not, that I do, it is no more I that do it, but sin which dwelleth in me.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And if what I do not will, this I do, it is no longer I that work it, but the sin that is dwelling in me.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Romans 7:20 — 1 related verse from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Romans 7:17In that case, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.

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